alphabetic character, letter on the alphabet, letter - the conventional people with the alphabet used to represent 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 a few English words, the letter L is silent, commonly subsequent a vowel and previous a consona