drop letter

drop let·ter

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop let-er]
- /drɒp ˈlɛt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop let-er]
- /drɒp ˈlɛt ər/

Definitions of drop letter words

noun drop letter a letter that is mailed to a local address at a post office without city delivery or a rural delivery service and must be picked up by the addressee. 1
noun drop letter (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. 0
noun drop letter (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. 0

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Origin of drop letter

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Drop letter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop letter

drop letter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

drop letter usage trend in Literature

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