nounπShareThe set of letters used when writing in a language."In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet."languagewritinglinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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.)"Many different languages use the Roman alphabets, like English, Spanish, and French. "languagewritingcommunicationlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA typically finite set of distinguishable symbols."Let L be a regular language over the alphabet Sigma."languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character."The teacher asked the students to write all 26 alphabets of the English language on their papers. "languagewritingwordcommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe simplest rudiments; elements."Learning the alphabets of coding is the first step towards becoming a software developer. "languagewritingelementeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically."The librarian will alphabetize the books by author's last name to make them easier to find. "writinglanguagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading