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Meaning of ALPHABET

Pronunciation:  'alfu`bet

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered the rudiments of geometry"
  2. [n]  a character set that includes letters
 

ALPHABET is a 8 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: ABC, ABCs, ABC's, first principle, first rudiment, rudiment
 
 See Also: alphabetic character, Arabic alphabet, Aramaic alphabet, basic principle, basics, bedrock, character set, Cyrillic, Cyrillic alphabet, finger alphabet, fundamental principle, fundamentals, Greek alphabet, Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, letter, letter of the alphabet, manual alphabet, phonetic alphabet, Roman alphabet, sound alphabet

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Al"pha*bet\, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the
    first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F.
    alphabet.]
    1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order;
       the series of letters or signs which form the elements of
       written language.
    2. The simplest rudiments; elements.
             The very alphabet of our law.         --Macaulay.
    {Deaf and dumb alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.
    
  2. \Al"pha*bet\, v. t.
    To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange
    alphabetically. [R.]
    
 
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