LETTER

(SYMBOL) [noun] [C] - any of the set of symbols used to write a language, representing a sound in the languageIn this game you have seven letters with which to make a word.She wrote her name on the board in large letters.If you keep to/follow the letter of the law you obey the exact words of the law rather than its more general meaning.The jury clearly thought that the spirit (= the general meaning), not the letter, of the law was more important in this case.If you obey instructions or rules to the letter you do exactly what you have been told to do, giving great attention to every detail.If you follow these instructions to the letter you will succeed in this task.Letter-perfect is US for word-perfect. See at word (LANGUAGE UNTI).