See beletter on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From be- + letter.",
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"form": "belettering",
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"glosses": [
"To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration"
],
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"(rare) To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration"
],
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"To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration"
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"(rare) To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration"
],
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],
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}
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