printed letter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprintedandletter
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printed
adjective
uk/ˈprɪn.tɪd/us/ˈprɪn.t̬ɪd/
information in the form of books, newspapers, ...
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letter
noun[C]
uk/ˈlet.ər/us/ˈlet̬.ɚ/
a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent ...
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(Definition ofprintedandletterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprinted letter
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In this example, are you not being asked to describe what you would see if you were actually looking at a token of a particularprintedletter?
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I therefore decided to send out a number of copies of aprintedletterto a considerable number of firms—about 240.
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The mere fact that it is aprintedletterindicates the number of applications which are dealt with in this way.
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They receive aprintedletter.
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The children were asked to name 12 printed letters.
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The letter is called "script a" because it lacks the extra hook on top of aprintedletter"a", which corresponds to a different vowel, the open front unrounded vowel.
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This indicates that some children were able to aurally detect names of letters in spoken words but were unable to map these names on printed letters.
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As children attempt to sound out words, connecting spoken sounds to printed letters, their orthographic awareness of spelling patterns increases and these representations become more ingrained in their memory.
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Concerning adjacency, children are often taught to name printed letters by mapping names of letters onto printed shapes according to the order of letters in the alphabet.
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Preliterate children who could recite the alphabet, recognize printed letters, and print their names, were unable to solve two tasks concerning the symbolic function of those letters.
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If a lamp is placed so that printed letters reflect some of the light, their contrast against the paper background will decrease.
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The exact shape of printed letters varies depending on the typeface.
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In those days, he often gave me, a grammar school boy, printed letters.
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The video begins with a black background and blue printed letters that spell boom.
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The latest generation of cards include the information in printed letters, but is only accessible by physically cutting open the card.
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Transparency describes the ability to see an object through the paper or when the paper is placed over printed letters the ability to see the printing through the paper.
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