English noun: letters | |||
1. | letters (cognition) the literary culture | ||
Samples | This book shows American letters at its best. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | culture | ||
2. | letters (cognition) scholarly attainment | ||
Samples | He is a man of letters. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship | ||