liter

Meaning: Letters Origin: Greek via Latin Cognate #1 literary: Has to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature. [] Cognate #2 Literature: The body of written works of a language, period, or culture. [] Cognate #3 Literal: In accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: //the literal meaning of a word.// Cognate #4 Alliteration: The start of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group, as in //from stem to stern,// or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable, as in //each to all.// Compare consonance