as in elements
general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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Recent Examples of alphabet
Forget Python, Java, or C — this system skips the Latin alphabet altogether.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition, the video showed the suspect flipping through the pages of a journal written in English but using the Cyrillic alphabet.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The Labubus included in the blind boxes, which hide the exact content of the package until the customer opens it, are based on the letters of the alphabet, according to Pop Mart's website.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The first is more than 150 pages, all written in what appears to be the Cyrillic alphabet.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition, the video showed the suspect flipping through the pages of a journal written in English but using the Cyrillic alphabet.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The Labubus included in the blind boxes, which hide the exact content of the package until the customer opens it, are based on the letters of the alphabet, according to Pop Mart's website.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The first is more than 150 pages, all written in what appears to be the Cyrillic alphabet.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabet
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Native ornamental grasses like Little Bluestem () provide both food through their seeds and cover from the elements.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s an athleticism and a cheekiness to the Hoggett school of stage movement — the street is always present, along with pinches of parkour, blended with elements of more traditional dance that would probably make a real posse of youths roll their eyes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The flag’s journey from Asian streets to protests in France and Slovakia demonstrates how the grammar of dissent has gone global.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The 2023 writers’ strike opened up airtime on ABC on a weekly basis and contributed to a 29% jump in ratings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who possessed this overwhelming desire to face near certain death on a regular basis is going to be unusual.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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