Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Baltic people constituting the main population of Latvia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Lettish language; Lettic. See
Lettish . - noun A member of a branch of the Lithuanian or Lettic race, inhabiting chiefly the Russian provinces of Courland, Livonia, and Vitebsk. The Letts call themselves Latvis. See
Lithuanian .
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- noun
Latvian - adjective
Latvian
Etymologies
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Examples
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Interestingly, Judge Cole’s opinion in Lett had the support of Gibbons (a Bush II appointee) but not that of Forrester.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sixth Circuit 0–3 in Habeas Cases This Term 2010
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On page 9 Latsis, of the Extraordinary Commission, is accurately described as a Lett, but on page 23 he becomes a Jew.
The Jew and American Ideals John Spargo 1921
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_Kalevipoeg_ and in the popular tales, some of which we shall afterwards notice.] [Footnote 56: The term "Lett," which the Kalevide himself afterwards applies to the demon, seems to be used in contempt; otherwise the passage in the text might have been taken as equivalent to our old-fashioned expression, "It's all Greek to me."] [Footnote 57: Usually the devil's mother (or grandmother) is represented as a white mare.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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Two more Sixth Circuit habeas cases remain, Renico v. Lett and Berghuis v. Thompkins.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sixth Circuit 0–3 in Habeas Cases This Term 2010
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Three of these decisions were unanimous (Berghuis v. Smith, Smith v. Spisak and Bobby v. Van Hook), one was 6 – 3 (Renico v. Lett).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Sixth Circuit the New Ninth (At Least in Habeas Cases)? 2010
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A problem is that a large package may be worked on by many persons, but this is equally true of large experiments in science (I remember a paper in Phys Rev Lett with about 50 authors!)
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Two more Sixth Circuit habeas cases remain, Renico v. Lett and Berghuis v. Thompkins.
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He hired Bryan Applewhite as running backs coach, Leon Lett as defensive tackles coach, Jason Nichols as receivers coach, Brandon Shelby as quarterbacks coach and Adam Waugh as safeties coach.
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The storm caused power outages earlier in the U.S. Virgin Islands, said Christine Lett, spokeswoman for the territory's emergency management agency.
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The storm caused power outages earlier in the U.S. Virgin Islands, said Christine Lett, spokeswoman for the territory's emergency management agency.
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