ALPHABET


Meaning of ALPHABET in English

al ‧ pha ‧ bet /ˈælfəbet/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: alphabetum , from Greek , from alpha ( ⇨ ↑ alpha ) + beta ( , ↑ beta ) ]

a set of letters, arranged in a particular order, and used in writing

the Greek/Roman etc alphabet

the international phonetic alphabet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.