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BNC: 11157 COCA: 9190

alphabet

alphabet /ˈælfəˌbɛt/ noun
plural alphabets
alphabet
/ˈælfəˌbɛt/
noun
plural alphabets
Learner's definition of ALPHABET
[count]
: the letters of a language arranged in their usual order字母表
BNC: 11157 COCA: 9190

alphabet

noun

al·​pha·​bet ˈal-fə-ˌbet How to pronounce alphabet (audio)
-bət
1
a
: a set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order
b
: a system of signs or signals that serve as equivalents for letters
2
alphabet table

Example Sentences

The Roman alphabet begins with “A” and ends with “Z.” you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
Recent Examples on the Web Canaanite writing eventually split into the alphabet that ancient Israelites used to write the Hebrew Bible and a version used by Phoenicians. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021 The latter was used sporadically and fell out of use with the collapse of urban areas across the Middle East around 1800 B.C.E. Mesopotamian cuneiform and, later, the Greek alphabet and other scripts filled the gap. Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 Just like adults, kids need plenty of protein, carbs and fat for energy, as well as minerals and the alphabet of vitamins for good immunity and cellular growth and function, London adds. Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2022 Grasping its meaning requires crossing differences in alphabet and pronunciation, thinking our way into the experience of a bilingual society at war with a fascist empire. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 After two years of alphabet-depleting hurricane seasons, 2022 looks to be more of the same, according to predictions from weather site AccuWeather. Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2022 Families scattered across continents, their names altered by immigration authorities or the alphabet of their new home. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 In one, the singers recite the Serbian alphabet and layer nursery rhymes as the dancers face off in a playful contest. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022 But layoffs continue to come for young digital health companies, with a spate of announcements hitting the third letter of the alphabet. Katie Palmer And Casey Ross, STAT, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English alphabete, from Late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alphabētos, from alpha + bēta beta

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of alphabet was in the 15th century
BNC: 11157 COCA: 9190
alphabet

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALPHABET | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEArabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Roman, etc.阿拉伯、西里爾、希臘、希伯來、拉丁、羅馬等字母表phonetic音標VERB + ALPHABETknow, learn認識字母;學字母recite背誦字母表PREPOSITIONin the alphabet在字母表中How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?希臘語有多少個字母?PHRASESthe letters of the alphabet字母表中的字母

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