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red letter

red letter noun: a letter that has been printed in a red color, usually to draw attention to important or significant information.

Noun

red letter (plural red letters)

  1. A letter that has been printed in a red color, usually to draw attention to important or significant information.

Forms of red letter

pluralred letters

Questions about red letter

What does red letter mean?
Red letter means a letter that has been printed in a red color, usually to draw attention to important or significant information.
What part of speech is red letter?
Red letter is a noun.
What is the plural of red letter?
The plural of red letter is red letters.

Words near red letter in the dictionary

  1. red leg
  2. red legs
  3. Red Leicester
  4. red lemonade
  5. red lemonades
  6. red letter
  7. red letter date
  8. red letter dates
  9. red letter day
  10. red letter days
  11. red letter law

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