alphabet
Speech parts
1. alphabet - Noun
2. alphabet - Verb
Meaning
The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
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he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
Abbrea Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 1.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC.
According to later official claims the alphabet had turned out to have not been thought out well.
Additionally, in languages for which the Latin alphabet has been adapted only recently, x has been used for various sounds, in some cases inspired by European usage, but in others, for consonants uncommon in Europe.
A common example is how children remember the alphabet by singing the ABC's.
AD 1494 illustration of a finger alphabet and counting system originally described by Bede in AD 710. The Greek alphabet is represented, with three additional letters making a total of 27, by the first three columns of numbers.