Definition of "lettre" [lettre]

• Obsolete form of letter. (noun)

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• "Then her door rattled and Angeline's voice cried out with jubilant laughter: "_Une lettre, Madame, une lettre_!""
• "He was also a writer, a painter, a poet, a "sound poet," a musician, an electronic artist practically avant la lettre, and an inspiration not only for Burroughs, but for legions of younger artists working in all disciplines, from Patti Smith to Keith Haring."
• "I had immediate credibility with the Doogie Howsers avant la lettre; I had not only taken heroin, I'd installed a major, big-ticket item “white goods” appliance while under its influence."