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- [let-er-boks]
- /ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks/
- /ˈlet.ə.bɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [let-er-boks]
- /ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks/
Definitions of letterbox word
- noun letterbox Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox. 1
- noun letterbox Digital Technology, Television. a technique for displaying a wide-screen film or landscape video on a narrower screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen above and below the picture (often used attributively): letterbox videos. Compare pan and scan, pillarbox (def 1). 1
- verb with object letterbox Digital Technology, Television. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique. 1
- noun letterbox (chiefly in the UK) a mailbox. 1
- noun letterbox slot, box for delivered mail 1
- noun letterbox box for posting mail 1
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Origin of letterbox
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; letter1 + box1
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Parts of speech for Letterbox
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
letterbox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
letterbox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for letterbox
noun letterbox
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- letter drop — (in a door or partition) a slot through which letters can be pushed.
- mailbox — a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.
- pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
- postbox — a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.
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