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 letters
2 : rudiments, elements

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