drop letter

noun

A letter mailed at a post office and either kept for general delivery, or delivered to a post office box, at that same post office.

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Meanings

noundrop letter (plural drop letters)

plural drop letters

  1. USA letter mailed at a post office and either kept for general delivery, or delivered to a post office box, at that same post office.
  2. mediaA large letter at the beginning of a line of text, positioned in a decorative way below the baseline of the rest of the type.
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APA

drop letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20letter

MLA

“drop letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20letter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop letter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20letter.

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