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| al·pha·bet [ álfə bèt ] (plural al·pha·bets) |
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1. letters used to represent language: a set of letters, usually listed in a fixed order, used in writing a language and representing its basic speech sounds
  the Cyrillic alphabet
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2. symbols for communicating: a set of symbols representing units used in communication, especially speech sounds or words
the alphabet in Braille
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3. basic principles: the basic principles of something
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formal
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| [Early 16th century. Via late Latin alphabetum< Greek alphabētos< Greek alpha and bēta, the first and second letters of the alphabet] |
