TOP

Definition of alphabet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alphabet

noun
 
/ˈælfəbet/
 
/ˈælfəbet/
jump to other results
  1. a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used for writing a language
    • the letters of the alphabet
    • the Hebrew/Cyrillic alphabet
    • Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
    Wordfinder
    see also International Phonetic Alphabet, Roman alphabetTopics Languagea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Arabic
    • Cyrillic
    • Greek
    • …
    verb + alphabet
    • know
    • learn
    • recite
    • …
    preposition
    • in the alphabet
    phrases
    • the letters of the alphabet
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alpha, bēta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
See alphabet in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee alphabet in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation: alphabet

Nearby words

practical
adjective
 
 
From the Word list
OPAL spoken words
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day