alphabet
noun
/ˈæl.fə.bɪt/
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/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/
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- The set of letters used when writing in a language.
- A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
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Alphabet,
ABC
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alphabetical
adjective
/ˌæl.fəˈbet.ɪ.kəl/
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/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/
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/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/
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[ˌæl.fəˈbeɾ.ɪ.kəl]
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[ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl]
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- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
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alphabetisch
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alphabetically
adverb
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- (manner) In an alphabetical manner.
- (sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
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alphabetisch
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alphabetize
verb
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- (US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
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alphabetisieren,
alphabetisch sortieren
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alphabetization
noun
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- The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
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Alphabetisierung
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alphabetism
noun
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- (uncountable) The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
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Alphabetismus
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