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letter-perfect

[ let-er-pur-fikt ]

adjective

  1. knowing one's part, lesson, or the like, perfectly.
  2. precise or exact in every detail; verbatim.


letter-perfect

adjective

  1. another term (esp in the US) for word-perfect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of letter-perfect1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred.

It’s a letter-perfect satire of the special strain of egotism and obsession that can fester in academic settings.

In early novels like “The Victim,” Bellow had accepted what he called a “Flaubertian standard,” a desire to make his novel “letter-perfect,” but he soon found it too constricting.

Studious youngsters will strive to be letter-perfect at the finals of the "91st Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee."

And that’s precisely how Tennell handled her Olympic debut Sunday at Gangneung Ice Arena, where she delivered a letter-perfect, technically proficient short program that lacked the emotional range international judges like to see.

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