Transcription
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- [let-er-ing]
- /ˈlɛt ər ɪŋ/
- /ˈlet.ər.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [let-er-ing]
- /ˈlɛt ər ɪŋ/
Definitions of lettering word
- noun lettering a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail. 1
- noun lettering a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet. 1
- noun lettering a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character. 1
- noun lettering a particular style of type. 1
- noun lettering such types collectively. 1
- noun lettering Often, letters. a formal document granting a right or privilege. 1
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Origin of lettering
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; letter1 + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lettering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lettering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lettering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lettering
noun lettering
- caption — A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- saying — what a person says or has to say.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- imprint — a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
verb lettering
- seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
- streak — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
Antonyms for lettering
verb lettering
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
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