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alphabet
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
alphabet
(noun)
alphabet soup
(noun)
Roman alphabet
(noun)
alphabet
/
ˈ
ælfəˌbɛt/
noun
plural
alphabets
alphabet
/
ˈ
ælfəˌbɛt/
noun
plural
alphabets
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALPHABET
[
count
]
:
the letters of a language arranged in their usual order
The Roman
alphabet
begins with “A” and ends with “Z.”
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