letters after one's name

noun

A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honors achieved by a person.

“Again, as he was a mere student without any letters after his name, he got scant attention, and I never heard that he gained over a single supporter. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Stark Munro Letters - Page 16”

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Meanings

nounletters after one's name pl (plural only)
  1. idiomaticpluralplural onlyA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honors achieved by a person.

    Again, as he was a mere student without any letters after his name, he got scant attention, and I never heard that he gained over a single supporter. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Stark Munro Letters - Page 16

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