billet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a short personal letter
  2. noun lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
  3. noun a job in an organization

Etymology

From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

note, short letter, line

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