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alphabet

/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/noun3 syllables

Alphabet means: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language.

Synonyms for alphabet7

noun, as in a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

ABC, ABC's, ABCs

noun, as in the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

rudiments, first principles

also used for alphabet

absey, alphabetize

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What does alphabet mean?2

noun

1

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

2

the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)“he mastered only the rudiments of geometry”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Alphabet in a sentence

  • In this secret code, each number stands for a letter of the alphabet.Eldad
  • In the first year, the kids learn all the letters in the alphabet.Luornu
  • Technically hiragana is a syllabary, not an alphabet.zumley
  • How many letters are there in the alphabet?CK
  • Do you find it easier to learn languages that share a similar alphabet?Amastan
  • A is the first letter of the alphabet.CK
  • I remember my mother teaching me the alphabet.CM
  • He cannot so much as write the alphabet.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of alphabet

as a noun

plural
alphabets