(~s)
An ~ is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
The modern Russian ~ has 31 letters...
By two and a half he knew the ~.
N-COUNT
(~s)
An ~ is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
The modern Russian ~ has 31 letters...
By two and a half he knew the ~.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012