"drop letter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop letters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop letter (plural drop letters)
  1. (US) A letter mailed at a post office and either kept for general delivery, or delivered to a post office box, at that same post office. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-drop_letter-en-noun-2xRLBbax Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (typography) A large letter at the beginning of a line of text, positioned in a decorative way below the baseline of the rest of the type. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-drop_letter-en-noun-S76anXk5 Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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