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Lettered — Let tered (l[e^]t t[ e]rd), a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. Are you not lettered? Shak. [1913 Webster] The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman birth, to reduce to writing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettered — index cognizant, familiar (informed), informed (educated), learned, literate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
lettered — literate, c.1300, from LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.). Meaning inscribed is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
lettered — [let′ərd] adj. 1. able to read and write; literate 2. very well educated; learned 3. inscribed or marked with letters … English World dictionary
lettered — adjective formal 1 well educated 2 badly lettered/carefully lettered with badly drawn, beautifully drawn etc letters or words: a brightly lettered sign on the boy s door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Lettered — Letter Let ter (l[e^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} ( t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettered — [[t]le̱tə(r)d[/t]] ADJ Something that is lettered is covered or decorated with letters or words. ...a crudely lettered cardboard sign … English dictionary
lettered — let|tered [ letərd ] adjective 1. ) something that is lettered has words written on it 2. ) LITERARY well educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lettered — adjective in colonial Brattleboro, this household of lettered young women was quite a curiosity Syn: learned, erudite, academic, educated, well educated, well read, widely read, knowledgeable, intellectual, well schooled, enlightened, cultured,… … Thesaurus of popular words
Lettered olive — Three shells of the lettered olive Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Lettered Aracari — Taxobox name = Lettered Aracari status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Ramphastidae genus = Pteroglossus species = P. inscriptus binomial = Pteroglossus inscriptus… … Wikipedia
