alphabet
noun [C] /ˈæl.fə.bet/Definition
B1 a set of letters arranged in a fixed order, used for writing a language: the Roman/Cyrillic alphabetLetters of alphabetsLettering and alphabetsLettering and alphabetsLetters of alphabets
(Definition of alphabet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- A, a noun (LETTER)
- alpha noun
- alphabetical adjective
- alphanumeric adjective
- B, b noun (LETTER)
- C, c noun (LETTER)
- D, d noun (LETTER)
- E, e noun (LETTER)
- gamma noun
- J, j noun
- K, k noun (LETTER)
- L, l noun (LETTER)
- M, m noun (LETTER)
- N, n noun (LETTER)
- pi noun
- S, s noun (LETTER)
- T, t noun
- U, u noun (LETTER)
- V, v noun (LETTER)
- W, w noun (LETTER)
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