transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-fə-ˌbet, -bət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English alphabete, from Late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alphabētos, from alpha + bēta beta
Date: 1513
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. : rudiments, elements