Thesaurus: alphabet

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1. n. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
2. n. The simplest rudiments; elements.
3. v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
4. n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
5. n. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
6. 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language. 2. The simplest rudiments; elements. The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
7. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrangealphabetically. [R.]
8. n:100 n. a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language