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lettercol

lettercol noun: a section of a periodical in which the letters of readers are published.

Noun

lettercol (plural lettercols)

  1. (slang) A section of a periodical in which the letters of readers are published.
    • LETTERCOL - A letter column. One of the favorite haunts of the actifans.1958, Ralph Merridette Holland, Ghu's Lexicon, page 3
    • The lettercol is nearly incomprehensible, filled with references to some obscure in-group word, "prime".1971 November, Jerry Kaufman, “The Flophouse?”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 5, page 30

Forms of lettercol

plurallettercols

Origin of lettercol

Clipping of letter column.

Questions about lettercol

What does lettercol mean?
Lettercol means a section of a periodical in which the letters of readers are published.
What part of speech is lettercol?
Lettercol is a noun.
What is the plural of lettercol?
The plural of lettercol is lettercols.

Words near lettercol in the dictionary

  1. letterboxes
  2. letterboxing
  3. letterboxy
  4. lettercard
  5. lettercards
  6. lettercol
  7. lettercols
  8. letterdoku
  9. lettered
  10. letteree
  11. letterees

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