al·pha·bet ( l f -b t , -b t)n. 1. The letters of a language, arranged in the order fixed by custom. 2. A system of characters or symbols representing sounds or things. 3. A set of basic parts or elements: "genetic markers . . . that contain repeated sequences of the DNA alphabet" (Sandra Blakeslee). [Middle English alphabete, from Latin alphab  tum, from Greek alphabtos : alpha, alpha; see alpha + bta, beta; see beta.] |   |
alphabet [ˈælfəˌbɛt]
n
1. a set of letters or other signs used in a writing system, usually arranged in a fixed order, each letter or sign being used to represent one or sometimes more than one phoneme in the language being transcribed
2. any set of symbols or characters, esp one representing sounds of speech
3. basic principles or rudiments, as of a subject
[from Late Latin alphabētum, from Greek alphabētos, from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet; see alpha, beta]
Alphabet
a teacher or learner of an alphabet.
an alphabet.
a person who is learning the alphabet.
the science of alphabets.
the representation of the sounds of speech in consistent graphic form.
the study or science of alphabets. — alphabetologist, n.
1. unable to read or write.
2. descriptive of a language written without an alphabet; that is, with a syllabary (Cherokee), in hieroglyphics (ancient Egyptian), in ideograms (Chinese) , or in pictograms (American Indian).
2. descriptive of a language written without an alphabet; that is, with a syllabary (Cherokee), in hieroglyphics (ancient Egyptian), in ideograms (Chinese) , or in pictograms (American Indian).
1. a system of symbols used to represent ideas.
2. expression by means of such symbols.
2. expression by means of such symbols.
the study of written symbols or combinations of symbols representing letters of the alphabet or single phonems.
the practice or theory of following the letter or literal sense of something written. — literalist, n.
the art of transliteration. — metagraphic, adj.
the spelling of a word in one language with the alphabet of another language.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  alphabet - a character set that includes letters and is used to write a languagescript - a particular orthography or writing system Armenian alphabet, Armenian - a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written character set - an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks Cyrillic, Cyrillic alphabet - an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages) Arabic alphabet - the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu) phonetic alphabet, sound alphabet - an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech finger alphabet, manual alphabet - an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
| 2. |  alphabet - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, basics, bedrock - principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
alphabet
noun letters, script, writing system, syllabary By the age of two-and-a-half, he knew the alphabet.
Alphabets
Related vocabulary Cyrillic, hiragana, kana, kanji, katakana, Kufic or Cufic, Latin, lexigraphy, Linear A, Linear B, logogram or logograph, Nagari, Roman
Arabic letters alif, bā, tā, thā, jīm, ḥā, khā, dāl, dhāl, rā, zā, sīn, shīn, ṣād, ḍād, ṭā, ẓā, `ain, ghain, fā, qāf, kāf, lām, mīm, nūn, hā, wāw, yā
Greek letters alpha, beta, chi, delta, epsilon, eta, gamma, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, omega, omicron, phi, pi, psi, rho, sigma, tau, theta, upsilon, xi, zeta
Translations
alphabet [ˈælfəbɛt] n → alphabet m
to learn the alphabet → apprendre l'alphabet
the Greek alphabet → l'alphabet grec
the phonetic alphabet → l'alphabet phonétique
to learn the alphabet → apprendre l'alphabet
the Greek alphabet → l'alphabet grec
the phonetic alphabet → l'alphabet phonétique
n alphabet [ˈӕlfəbit]
the letters of a written language arranged in order I have learned all the letters of the Greek alphabet. alfabet الفباء، حُرُوف الهِجَاء، الأبْجَدِيَّه азбука abeceda alfabet das Alphabet αλφάβητο alfabeto tähestik الفبا aakkoset alphabet אָלֶפבֵּית वर्णमाला abeceda ábécé abjad stafróf alfabeto アルファベット 알파벳 alfabetas alfabēts huruf alfabet alfabet alfabet alfabeto alfabet алфавит abeceda abeceda azbuka, abeceda alfabet ตัวอักษร alfabe 字母 алфавіт, абетка حروف تہجی bảng chữ cái 字母表
adj alphaˈbetical [-ˈbe-]
in alphabetical order. alfabeties الفبائي، أبْجَدِي азбучен abecední alfabetisk alphabetisch αλφαβητικός alfabético tähestikuline الفبایی aakkosellinen alphabétique אָלֶפבֵּיתי वर्णमालानुसार abecedni betűrendes menurut abjad stafrófs- alfabetico アルファベット順の 알파벳 순의 alfabetinis alfabētisks susunan huruf alfabetisch alfabetisk alfabetyczny alfabético alfabetic алфавитный abecedný abeceden alfabetisk ที่เรียงตามลำดับอักษร alfabetik 依字母順序的 алфавітний; абетковий حروف تہجی کی ترتیب سے thuộc bảng chữ cái 依字母顺序的
adv alphaˈbetically
alfabeties الفبائياً، أبْجَدِيَّاً по азбучен ред abecedně alfabetisk alphabetisch αλφαβητικά alfabéticamente tähestikjärjestuses به ترتیب الفبا aakkosjärjestyksessä alphabétiquement לְפִי סֶדֶר האָלֶפבֵּית वर्णमाला के क्रम से abecedno betűrendben urutan abjad í stafrófsröð in ordine alfabetico アルファベット順に 알파벳순으로 alfabetiškai alfabētiski mengikut susunan alfabetisch alfabetisk alfabetycznie por ordem alfabética alfabetic по алфавиту abecedne abecedno alfabetiskt ตามลำดับอักษร alfabetik olarak 依字母順序地 у алфавітному порядку حروف تہجی کے اعتبار سے theo thứ tự bảng chữ cái 依字母顺序地
alphabet → أبجدية abeceda alfabet Alphabet αλφάβητο abecedario aakkoset alphabet abeceda alfabeto アルファベット 알파벳 alfabet alfabet alfabet alfabeto алфавит alfabete ตัวอักษร alfabe bảng chữ cái 字母表
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