1) a word formed from the (usually) first letters of other words, e.g. NATO (acronym)
2) a statement of where a person lives, works etc and where letters etc may be delivered (address)
3) the branch of mathematics in which signs and letters are used to represent quantities, as in 2A + 3A = 5A (algebra)
4) (usually) the letters used in writing a language, arranged in order (alphabet)
5) a word made by changing the order of the letters in another word (anagram)
6) the mark *, used to call attention to something, to show that letters are emitted etc (asterisk)
7) a person employed in an office etc to keep records and accounts, copy letters etc. (clerk)
8) writing letters; letters (correspondence)
9) a person with whom one exchanges letters (correspondent)
10) the letters or papers showing that a person is what he or she claims to be (credentials)
a story of a person's life written by herself or himself
written account of one's own life
written works (especially essays, poetry) valued because of the style or artistic quality and not the factual contents
written matter, both fictional and nonfictional
a person's life history written by another
account of person's life
(the art of) beautiful handwriting
handwriting
(the writing or the study of) books etc valued as works of art (i.e. novels, drama, essays, poetry, biography etc but not textbooks and journalism)
written matter, both fictional and nonfictional
knowledge, especially from the past or possessed by a class of people
myths, traditional wisdom
a mark, pattern, on a surface of a shape, left by the pressure of something; a picture, design etc made by printing on paper etc
publication; something impressed
handwriting; (short for) a manuscript or typescript
handwriting
an official stamp or paper used to show that a person may visit a foreign country
legal document
