alphabetic character, letter with the alphabet, letter - the conventional people in the alphabet utilized to characterize speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"Æ æ Ɑ ɑ Ʌ ʌ Ꞵ ꞵ Ð ð Ɛ ɛ Ə ə Ǝ ə Ɣ ɣ Ƣ ƣ Ɩ ɩ Ɥ ɥ Ꟛ ꟛ Ŋ ŋIn certain English terms, the letter L is silent, generally pursuing a vowel and preceding