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Main Entry:: al·pha·bet
Pronunciation:: \ˈal-fə-ˌbet, -bət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English alphabete, from Late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alphabētos, from alpha + bēta beta
Date:: 1513

1 a: a set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order b: a system of signs or signals that serve as equivalents for letters2: rudiments, elements

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