SILENT LETTER

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | 146 words | Copyright

SILENT LETTER. A LETTER that is not pronounced, such as the p and l in psalm. See ALPHABET, B, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, SPELLING, T, W, X.

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