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alphabet Definition


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alphabet
noun
    1. A set of letters, characters, symbols, etc, usually arranged in a fixed order that, by convention, are used to represent the spoken form of a language in writing and printing.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin alphabetum, from Greek alpha + beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.



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