Lewis & Short

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littĕrŭla (lītĕr-), ae, f. dim. [littera].

  1. I. A little letter, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1: accepi tuam epistolam vacillantibus litterulis, id. Fam. 16, 15, 2.
  2. II. Transf.: litterulae, ārum.
    1. A. A short letter, a note: hoc litterularum exaravi, Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1.
    2. B. Grammatical knowledge, literary learning, liberal studies: quem propter litterularum nescio quid libenter vidi, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 8: litterulae meae oblanguerunt, id. Fam. 16, 10, 2; 5, 21, 2: litterulis Graecis imbutus, Hor. Ep. 2, 27.