letters
/ˈlɛtɚz/
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
Literature (school subject).
Noun
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge).
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Nghệ thuật tự do, nhân văn, học thuật (kiến thức văn hóa tích lũy rộng lớn)
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Noun
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “letters” mean?
Literature (school subject).
Is “letters” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.