alphabetiformadj.

Brit.

/alfəˈbɛtᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ælfəˈbɛdəˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alphabet n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < alphabet n. + -iform comb. form.

Of, resembling, or characteristic of an alphabetic writing system; shaped like the letters of an alphabet.

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society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [adjective]

alphabetary1569

alphabetical1578

alphabetic1710

alphabetiform1893

1893 D. G. Brinton in Oriental Stud. (Oriental Club Philadelphia) 68 Alphabetiform signs cut into the surface of the dolmens and menhirs of Western France and Northern Spain.

1908 A. J. Evans in R. R. Marett Anthropol. & Classics 12 Linear signs which..present a truly alphabetiform character.

1936 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 56 129 Four other systems of writing: the cuneiform alphabet, the syllabic script of Byblus, a new alphabetiform script from the same place, and a linear script from Moab.

2006 G. J. K. Campbell-Dunn Who were Minoans? vi. 63 The alphabetiform signs are in a few cases similar to Linear script.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alphabetiform
释义	alphabetiformadj. Brit. /alfəˈbɛtᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ælfəˈbɛdəˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alphabet n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < alphabet n. + -iform comb. form. Of, resembling, or characteristic of an alphabetic writing system; shaped like the letters of an alphabet. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [adjective] alphabetary1569 alphabetical1578 alphabetic1710 alphabetiform1893 1893 D. G. Brinton in Oriental Stud. (Oriental Club Philadelphia) 68 Alphabetiform signs cut into the surface of the dolmens and menhirs of Western France and Northern Spain. 1908 A. J. Evans in R. R. Marett Anthropol. & Classics 12 Linear signs which..present a truly alphabetiform character. 1936 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 56 129 Four other systems of writing: the cuneiform alphabet, the syllabic script of Byblus, a new alphabetiform script from the same place, and a linear script from Moab. 2006 G. J. K. Campbell-Dunn Who were Minoans? vi. 63 The alphabetiform signs are in a few cases similar to Linear script. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1893
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