Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Educated to read and write; literate.
- adjective Highly educated; learned.
- adjective Of or relating to literacy or learning.
- adjective Inscribed or marked with or as if with letters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Literate; educated; versed in literature or science.
- Of or pertaining to learning; marked by or devoted to literary culture: as, lettered ease or retirement.
- In zoology and botany, marked as if with letters; having spots which look like letters, or make the surface seem to be written over: as, the lettered tortoise (Emys scripta); the lettered chinamark (Diasemia literalis, small brown British moth).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Literate; educated; versed in literature.
- adjective Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned.
- adjective Inscribed or stamped with letters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Literate (able to read writing in letters). - adjective Educated, especially having a degree (entitled to put an abbreviation such as BS, MA, PhD, MD after a signature).
- verb Simple past of
letter . - verb Past participle of
letter
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
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Examples
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FEMA managers smiled like the cavalry had come in; men in lettered jackets began directing men in hunting fatigues to various quadrants of the city.
August 31st, 2005 2005
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Toward the center of the island, well apart from each other on higher ground partially hidden by brush and trees, I could see a couple of frame houses, one of them in tumbledown condition; unpaved access roads led up to each property, and at the foot of each drive was a mailbox with a name lettered on it.
Hoodwink Pronzini, Bill 1981
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The answer was on his lips even before his eyes discovered the boat she carried on top of the fo'c'sle, with her name lettered upon it.
Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Perceval Gibbon 1902
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Look at the lettering -- that is, the labels lettered with the titles of books -- in all libraries that are not of recent date.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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But some of that detail-what is Mamet eating? and what is the word lettered on the doll he's clutching?
The Comics Journal R.C. Harvey 2010
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Anya noticed that the dog heads were wearing collars: a pink one with a dangling rhinestone tag that said Princess; a camouflage collar stenciled with the name Grumpy; a black leather collar that had the word Bashful lettered on it in silver charms.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Anya noticed that the dog heads were wearing collars: a pink one with a dangling rhinestone tag that said Princess; a camouflage collar stenciled with the name Grumpy; a black leather collar that had the word Bashful lettered on it in silver charms.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Anya noticed that the dog heads were wearing collars: a pink one with a dangling rhinestone tag that said Princess; a camouflage collar stenciled with the name Grumpy; a black leather collar that had the word Bashful lettered on it in silver charms.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Envelope with my name carefully lettered in the handwriting I had long since learned to identify as Old Person, Angry.
Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner 2001
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All cases should be numbered and lettered, that is, each section should have a number, and each shelf a letter.
The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books Arthur Lee Humphreys 1905
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