The difference between Bookstaff and Letter
When used as nouns, bookstaff means letter, letter of the alphabet, a written character, whereas letter means a symbol in an alphabet.
Letter is also verb with the meaning: to print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bookstaff and Letter
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Bookstaff as a noun (alphabetic, rare):
letter, letter of the alphabet, a written character.
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Letter as a noun:
A symbol in an alphabet.
Examples:
"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
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Letter as a noun:
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
Examples:
"I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
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Letter as a noun:
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the ).
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Letter as a noun:
Literature.
Examples:
"Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."
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Letter as a noun (law):
A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
Examples:
"uxi Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision."
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Letter as a noun (US, uncountable):
A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
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Letter as a noun (Canada, uncountable):
A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
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Letter as a noun (US, scholastic):
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Letter as a noun (printing, dated):
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
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Letter as a verb (transitive):
To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
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Letter as a verb (intransitive, US, scholastic):
To earn a varsity letter (award).
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Letter as a noun:
One who lets, or lets out.
Examples:
"the letter of a room"
"a blood-letter'"
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Letter as a noun (archaic):
One who retards or hinders.