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letter jacket

letter jacket noun: a jacket traditionally worn by high-school and college students to represent school and team pride or to display their athletic or academic awards.

letter jacket: a jacket traditionally worn by high-school and college students to represent school and team pride...
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Noun

letter jacket (plural letter jackets)

  1. (US) A jacket traditionally worn by high-school and college students to represent school and team pride or to display their athletic or academic awards.

Synonyms of letter jacket

Forms of letter jacket

pluralletter jackets

Words formed from letter jacket

Questions about letter jacket

What does letter jacket mean?
Letter jacket means a jacket traditionally worn by high-school and college students to represent school and team pride or to display their athletic or academic awards.
What part of speech is letter jacket?
Letter jacket is a noun.
What is the plural of letter jacket?
The plural of letter jacket is letter jackets.

Words near letter jacket in the dictionary

  1. letter columns
  2. letter corporal
  3. letter corporals
  4. letter grade
  5. letter grades
  6. letter jacket
  7. letter jackets
  8. letter magic
  9. letter missive
  10. letter of administration
  11. letter of advice

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