noun
Meaning 1
A brief letter or note; a billet.
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noun
A brief letter or note; a billet.
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noun
A notecard; a small folded sheet of notepaper, often with a decorative design on the front, intended for a short letter or note.
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Usage: UK
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History
Etymology tree English note Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English notelet From note + -let.