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letterwise

letterwise adjective: in terms of letters of the alphabet.

Adjective

letterwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of letters of the alphabet.
    • Skillful readers' processing of text seems far too fast and efficient to be based on letterwise processing of its print.1994, Marilyn Jager Adams, Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print, page 105
    • […] an encryption algorithm with multiple usage of a secret key for the letterwise encryption of prefixes […]2008, Joachim Biskup, Security in Computing Systems: Challenges, Approaches and Solutions, page 410

Origin of letterwise

From letter + -wise.

Questions about letterwise

What does letterwise mean?
Letterwise means in terms of letters of the alphabet.
What part of speech is letterwise?
Letterwise is an adjective.

Words near letterwise in the dictionary

  1. Letterston
  2. letterweight
  3. letterweights
  4. letterwinner
  5. letterwinners
  6. letterwise
  7. letterwoman
  8. letterwomen
  9. letterwood
  10. letterzine
  11. letterzines

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