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scarlet letter

noun

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  1. The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in…

    The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in 17th-century Puritan New England.

    • The Scarlet Letter [title]

  2. A highly visible stigma.

    • The scarlet letters that current discourse has slapped upon people deemed “problematic,” deemed “unreachable” for feminism, have created consternation […]

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