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letterhead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/

Etymology

From letter + head.

Meanings

  1. (countable) A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.
    • The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead. 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
    • We need to change our letterhead to use the new logo.
  2. (uncountable) Paper marked with a letterhead.
    • Internal memos do not need to be printed on letterhead.

Forms

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letterheads Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

letterheaded

Relateds

masthead

Translations (10)

fr en-tête (portion of text at the top of a letter) · pl nagłówek (portion of text at the top of a letter) · cmn 信箋 /信笺 (paper marked with a letterhead) · pl papier firmowy (paper marked with a letterhead) · cmn 信頭 /信头 (portion of text at the top of a letter) · fi kirjelomake (paper marked with a letterhead) · id kepala surat (portion of text at the top of a letter) · id kop surat (portion of text at the top of a letter) · fi yläotsake (portion of text at the top of a letter) · fr papier à en-tête (paper marked with a letterhead)