Letters vs. Word

Difference Between Letters and Word
Lettersnoun
Literature school subject.
Rickert was the first woman (and second individual) to be awarded a Ph.D. in English letters and philology with that academic honor at the University of Chicago.Wordnoun
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest contrast morpheme.}}
Lettersnoun
The liberal arts, humanities, learning broad accumulated cultural knowledge.
Though architecture in ancient Rome was not generally considered to belong to the artes liberales, Vitruvius easily qualified as a man of letters because of his wide learning.Wordnoun
The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
Lettersnoun
the literary culture;
this book shows American letters at its bestWordnoun
The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
Lettersnoun
scholarly attainment;
he is a man of lettersWordnoun
A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
Wordnoun
Something like such a unit of language:
Wordnoun
A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning
Wordnoun
(telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
Wordnoun
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine (on many 16-bit machines, 16 bits or two bytes).
Wordnoun
(computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
Wordnoun
(group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
Wordnoun
The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action.
Wordnoun
Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
Wordnoun
A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
mum's the wordWordnoun
(obsolete) A proverb or motto.
Wordnoun
News]]; tidings used without an article.
Have you had any word from John yet?Wordnoun
An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
He sent word that we should strike camp before winter.Don't fire till I give the wordTheir mother's word was law.Wordnoun
A promise; an oath or guarantee.
I give you my word that I will be there on time.Wordnoun
A brief discussion or conversation.
Can I have a word with you?Wordnoun
(in the plural) See words.
There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.Wordnoun
Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.Wordnoun
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Wordverb
(transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council.Wordverb
To flatter with words, to cajole.
Wordverb
(transitive) To ply or overpower with words.
Wordverb
To conjure with a word.
Wordverb
To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.
Wordverb
to become.
Wordinterjection
Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."
"Yo, that movie was epic!" / "Word?" ("You speak the truth?") / "Word." ("I speak the truth.")Wordinterjection
An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.
Wordnoun
a unit of language that native speakers can identify;
words are the blocks from which sentences are madehe hardly said ten words all morningWordnoun
a brief statement;
he didn't say a word about itWordnoun
new information about specific and timely events;
they awaited news of the outcomeWordnoun
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Wordnoun
a promise;
he gave his wordWordnoun
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;
he forgot the passwordWordnoun
an exchange of views on some topic;
we had a good discussionwe had a word or two about itWordnoun
the sacred writings of the Christian religions;
he went to carry the Word to the heathenWordnoun
a verbal command for action;
when I give the word, charge!Wordnoun
a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory;
large computers use words up to 64 bits longWordverb
put into words or an expression;
He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees