"lettera" meaning in Italian

See lettera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlet.te.ra/, /ˈlɛt.te.ra/ Forms: lettere [plural]
Rhymes: -ettera, (traditional) -ɛttera Etymology: From Latin littera. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|littera}} Latin littera Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} lettera f (plural lettere)
  1. letter (symbol in an alphabet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-PruAk6KE
  2. (nonstandard) Synonym of fonema (“phoneme”) Tags: feminine, nonstandard Synonyms: fonema [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-slcuok8s
  3. (by extension) footnote Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-UMSQqu5F
  4. (figurative, archaic) a written text Tags: archaic, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-DZLTG-16 Categories (other): Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 2 9 3 15 10 10 4 4 2 17 16 9
  5. (figurative, linguistics) reading Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-1wr8phUg Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  6. (figurative) letter (literal meaning of something) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-RX5j~Lrg Categories (other): Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 2 9 3 15 10 10 4 4 2 17 16 9
  7. letter (written or printed communication) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-lE4ciBSl
  8. letter (written or printed communication)
    (in the plural) an anthology of letters
    Tags: feminine, in-plural Synonyms: epistolario
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-LrxVp51O
  9. (in the plural) letters, literature Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-LxuvBDsZ
  10. (in the plural, archaic) culture, teachings Tags: archaic, feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-6sCr1w4m Categories (other): Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 2 9 3 15 10 10 4 4 2 17 16 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 7 6 10 4 4 5 6 39 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 6 5 9 4 3 4 5 44 13 3
  11. (obsolete) the Latin language Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-1kj7gwEN Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 3 8 14 6 2 3 3 12 40 5 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 2 9 3 15 10 10 4 4 2 17 16 9
  12. (finance) the offer of shares or goods made by a seller Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lettera-it-noun-nfPzl3yT Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alla lettera, letteretta, letterina, letterona, letterone Related terms: letterale, letterario, letteratura

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alla lettera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letteretta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letterina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letterona"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letterone"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin littera",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin littera.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lettere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "lettera f (plural lettere)",
      "name": "it-noun"
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letterale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letterario"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letteratura"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        }
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    },
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      "id": "en-lettera-it-noun-UMSQqu5F",
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        "(by extension) footnote"
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        "feminine"
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          "_dis": "2 9 3 15 10 10 4 4 2 17 16 9",
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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          "word": "spirito"
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      ],
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        "(in the plural) an anthology of letters"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
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        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ]
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        "(in the plural) letters, literature"
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        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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          "culture"
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        [
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          "teachings"
        ]
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        "(in the plural, archaic) culture, teachings"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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          "Latin"
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      ],
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        "(obsolete) the Latin language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "it:Finance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the offer of shares or goods made by a seller"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "shares",
          "shares"
        ],
        [
          "goods",
          "goods"
        ],
        [
          "seller",
          "seller"
        ]
      ],
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        "(finance) the offer of shares or goods made by a seller"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlet.te.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛt.te.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ettera"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(traditional) -ɛttera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lettera"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Italian undefined derivations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ettera",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ettera/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛttera",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛttera/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "alla lettera"
    },
    {
      "word": "letteretta"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterina"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "letterone"
    }
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    },
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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      ],
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        "(figurative) letter (literal meaning of something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
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        "letter (written or printed communication)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
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        "letter (written or printed communication)",
        "(in the plural) an anthology of letters"
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      "synonyms": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) letters, literature"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
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        "(obsolete) the Latin language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the offer of shares or goods made by a seller"
      ],
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          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
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        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "shares",
          "shares"
        ],
        [
          "goods",
          "goods"
        ],
        [
          "seller",
          "seller"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) the offer of shares or goods made by a seller"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlet.te.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛt.te.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ettera"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(traditional) -ɛttera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lettera"
}

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