Alphabet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈælfəbet|  American pronunciation of the word alphabet
Brit.  |ˈælfəbet|  British pronunciation of the word alphabet

noun

- a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
- the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) (syn: abc, rudiments)

Extra examples

The Roman alphabet begins with “A” and ends with “Z.”

...you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study...

B is the second letter in the alphabet.

The letters of the alphabet are representations of sounds.

Can you say the alphabet in reverse order?

This dictionary uses the International Phonetic Alphabet.

C is the third letter in the alphabet.

She had learned the alphabet by studying letters cut out of pasteboard.

P comes before Q in the alphabet.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

She taught her child at home on the new system, by a pictorial alphabet.

The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over

Word forms

noun
singular: alphabet
plural: alphabets
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