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<p>In a <a href="page.php?w=writing_system">writing system</a>, a <b>letter</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=grapheme">grapheme</a> that generally corresponds to a <a href="page.php?w=phoneme">phoneme</a>--the smallest functional unit of speech--though there is rarely total one-to-one correspondence between the two. An <a href="page.php?w=alphabet">alphabet</a> is a writing system that uses letters.</p>

<p><big> Definition and usage </big></p>
<p>A letter is a type of <a href="page.php?w=grapheme">grapheme</a>, the smallest functional unit within a writing</p><p>
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