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à la lettre meaning in English

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à la lettre adverbe

to the letter◼◼◼(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written)
adverb
[UK: tuː ðə ˈle.tə(r)] [US: ˈtuː ðə ˈle.tər]

à la lettre preposition

by the book◼◻◻preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə bʊk] [US: baɪ ðə ˈbʊk]