alphabet
Pronunciation Edit
- IPA (key): /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/
- SAMPA: /"{lf@%bEt/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet
Noun Edit
- (countable) An alphabet is a list of the letters used to spell words by representing phonemes.
- The first 3 letters of the alphabet are A, B and C.
Notes Edit
Some types of alphabets are:
- Latin alphabet
- The Latin alphabet, which is also called the Roman alphabet, is used for English writing.
- Cyrillic alphabet
- There are several types of Cyrillic alphabet used in different countries.
- Greek alphabet
- The Greek alphabet is used by people in Greece. The letters are sometimes used by scientists when writing equations.
Usage notes Edit
Accented letters, such as ü, are not generally counted as separate letters.
Related words Edit
Letters of the Alphabet |
A a -
B b -
C c -
D d -
E e -
F f -
G g -
H h -
I i -
J j -
K k -
L l -
M m
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