hand-letter

hand-let·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand let-er]
- /hænd ˈlɛt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand let-er]
- /hænd ˈlɛt ər/

Definitions of hand-letter word

verb with object hand-letter to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign. 1
noun hand-letter a brass letter, mounted in a handle, for printing on the cover of a handbound book. 1

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Origin of hand-letter

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hand-letter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hand-letter

hand-letter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.