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Alphabet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alphabet
(v. t.)
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
(n.)
The simplest rudiments; elements.
(n.)
The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
(v. t.)
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
(n.)
The simplest rudiments; elements.
(n.)
The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
| WordNet 2.0 |
alphabet
Noun
1. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
(hypernym) character set
(hyponym) Armenian, Armenian alphabet
(member-meronym) letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(derivation) alphabetize
2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
(synonym) rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
(hypernym) fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock
(classification) plural, plural form
Noun
1. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
(hypernym) character set
(hyponym) Armenian, Armenian alphabet
(member-meronym) letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
(derivation) alphabetize
2. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
(synonym) rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
(hypernym) fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock
(classification) plural, plural form
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alphabet
alphabet
\al"pha*bet\ (&?;), n. [l. alphabetum, fr. gr. &?; + &?;, the first two greek letters; heb. āleph 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.
similar words(10)
finger alphabet
point alphabet
lombardic alphabet
deaf and dumb alphabet
morse alphabet
manual alphabet
letter of the alphabet
roman alphabet
international phonetic alphabet
demotic alphabet
alphabet
\al"pha*bet\ (&?;), n. [l. alphabetum, fr. gr. &?; + &?;, the first two greek letters; heb. āleph 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.
similar words(10)
finger alphabet
point alphabet
lombardic alphabet
deaf and dumb alphabet
morse alphabet
manual alphabet
letter of the alphabet
roman alphabet
international phonetic alphabet
demotic alphabet
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
alphabet
aibítir
aibítir
Alphabet Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
alphabet
1. An ordered set of all the letters used in a language, including letters with diacritical signs where appropriate, but not including punctuation marks. 2. An ordered set of all the symbols used in a language, including punctuation marks, numeric digits, nonprinting control characters, and other symbols. Note: Examples of alphabets include the Roman alphabet, the Greek alphabet, the Morse Code, and the 128 characters of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) [IA No. 5]. (188 )
1. An ordered set of all the letters used in a language, including letters with diacritical signs where appropriate, but not including punctuation marks. 2. An ordered set of all the symbols used in a language, including punctuation marks, numeric digits, nonprinting control characters, and other symbols. Note: Examples of alphabets include the Roman alphabet, the Greek alphabet, the Morse Code, and the 128 characters of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) [IA No. 5]. (188 )
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Alphabet
An ordered set of CHARACTERs which can be combined to form the ensembles, words or expressions of a language or to represent data. Whereas an alphabet is finite, the number of expressions to which it gives rise to may not be. A binary alphabet recognizes only two characters, e.g., "0" or "1". The English alphabet has 26 characters and the Japanese more than 4000. The term "alphabet" is also synonymous with "repertoire" (of symbols, states, behaviors) or with a set or collection (of elements) in finite mathematics. (Krippendorff )
An ordered set of CHARACTERs which can be combined to form the ensembles, words or expressions of a language or to represent data. Whereas an alphabet is finite, the number of expressions to which it gives rise to may not be. A binary alphabet recognizes only two characters, e.g., "0" or "1". The English alphabet has 26 characters and the Japanese more than 4000. The term "alphabet" is also synonymous with "repertoire" (of symbols, states, behaviors) or with a set or collection (of elements) in finite mathematics. (Krippendorff )
Alphabet Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Alphabet
See: Writing
See: Writing
Alphabet Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Desktop Publishing Glossary |
Alphabet (length or width).
The measurement of a complete set of lower case alphabet characters in a given type size expressed in points or picas.
The measurement of a complete set of lower case alphabet characters in a given type size expressed in points or picas.
Alphabet Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
Klingon Alphabet
Alphabet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alphabet
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An alphabet is a standardized set of letters — basic written symbols — each of which roughly represents a phoneme of a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems of writing such as logographs, in which each character represents a word, and syllabaries, in which each character represents a syllable, but alphabets are the most widespread writing system.
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