alphabet

== English == === Etymology === Doublet of alfabeto. === Pronunciation === (Western) IPA(key): /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/, (uncommon) /ˈæl.fə.bɪt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈalfɑ.bɛʈ/, /ˈɑlfɑ.bɛʈ/, /əlˈfɑ.bɛʈ/ ("alpha-bet") Hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet === Noun === alphabet (plural alphabets) 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.) A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.) (computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols. (dialectal, nonstandard, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character. The simplest rudiments; elements. (Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency. ==== Synonyms ==== ABC, absey ==== Hypernyms ==== (linguistics): signary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Hebrew alphabet Appendix:Macedonian alphabet Appendix:Swedish spelling alphabet Category:Alphabets === Verb === alphabet (third-person singular simple present alphabets, present participle alphabeting, simple past and past participle alphabeted) (rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. ==== Synonyms ==== alphabetize ==== Further reading ==== alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.fa.bɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛ Homophone: alphabets === Noun === alphabet m (plural alphabets) alphabet (set of letters considered as a group) ==== Derived terms ==== alphabet latin alphabet phonétique international alphabet radio alphabetical language ==== Related terms ==== alphabète alphabétique alphabétiquement inalphabète === Further reading === “alphabet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === === Noun === alphabet m (plural alphabets) alphabet (set of letters considered as a group)