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per litt.

per litt. adverb: by letter; in a message to the author.

Adverb

per litt. (not comparable)

  1. By letter; in a message to the author.
    • Jean Lallot (per litt.) obliges me to clarify my thoughts on this subject.2002, Anna Morpurgo Davies, “The Greek Notion of Dialect”, in Thomas Harrison, editor, Greeks and Barbarians, →ISBN, page 169, note 31
    • However, Prof. Rubincam suggests to me, per litt., that Diodorus might, alternatively, here and elsewhere, “have been unconsciously influenced by the different structure of the Roman chief magistracy of two consuls,” an undeniably attractive theory.2006, Peter Green, editor, Diodorus Siculus, Books 11–12.37.1. Greek History, 480–431 BC: The Alternative Version, →ISBN, page 169, note 363

Origin of per litt.

Abbreviation of Latin per litterās (“by letter”).

Questions about per litt.

What does per litt. mean?
Per litt. means by letter; in a message to the author.
What part of speech is per litt.?
Per litt. is an adverb.

Words near per litt. in the dictionary

  1. per curiam
  2. per diem
  3. per diems
  4. per fess
  5. per impossibile
  6. per litt.
  7. per mensem
  8. per mil
  9. per mill
  10. per mille
  11. per myriad

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