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open letters

open letters is the plural of open letter.

Meaning of open letter

Noun

open letter (plural open letters)

  1. A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.
    • For months, Dati warned she would refuse to stand aside. Now she has stunned the political class with an open letter to Fillon in Le Monde, a scathing character assassination accusing him of the "lone ambition" of a disillusioned political elite, of doing politics in a way that "never favoured...2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian

Questions about open letters

What is open letters the plural of?
Open letters is the plural of open letter.

Words near open letters in the dictionary

  1. open its doors
  2. open jaw
  3. open jaws
  4. open justice
  5. open letter
  6. open letters
  7. open market
  8. open markets
  9. open marriage
  10. open marriages
  11. open matte

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