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alphabet
alphabet /ˈæl.fə.bet/ noun [C]
► B1 a set of letters arranged in a fixed order, used for writing a language: » the Roman/Cyrillic alphabetThesaurus+: ↑Letters of alphabets , ↑Lettering and alphabetsThesaurus+: ↑Lettering and alphabets , ↑Letters of alphabets• • • Extra Examples:» On the road signs, the Greek place names have been transliterated into the Latin alphabet.» Z comes after Y in the alphabet.» The ninth letter of the alphabet is I.» The letters had been placed in organized piles, one for each letter of the alphabet.» Transcribing the Ethiopian text into the English alphabet was their first task. |