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Meaning of empty letter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a promise that is not intended to be fulfilled

Examples

“"According to Thorpe: 'The renewed social contract implied by the 1979 Constitution became virtually an empty letter.'””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

empty morph empty morpheme empty nest empty nest syndrome empty nester empty nesting

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