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
Noun
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What elements reveal its cultural context?—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Your expressions are typically reduced to the core elements, to the quickest and clearest way possible of letting your feelings out.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 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 bank expects the PBOC to cut the seven-day reverse repo rate and loan prime rate by 10-basis points in the fourth quarter, along with a a 50-basis-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio, which sets out how much cash banks must hold in reserve.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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The resolution, which outlines steps toward a two-state solution and backs a Hamas-free government for Palestine, serves as a basis for a peace plan, the Élysée Palace said in a statement on Friday.—
Tara John,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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