n. Function: noun
1 a set of characters in which a language can be written FF1C; the Greek alphabet FF1E;
Synonyms: ABC(s), christcross-row, letters
2 the simplest fundamental part or level FF1C; learning the alphabet of computer science FF1E;
Synonyms: ABC's, elements, fundamentals, grammar, principles, rudiments
Related Words: beginning, commencement, start; outset
Idioms: first steps
Contrasted Words: entirety, total, whole; details, minutiae, trivia