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English → English (gcide) Definition: Deaf and dumb alphabet Alphabet \Al"pha*bet\, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language. [1913 Webster] 2. The simplest rudiments; elements. [1913 Webster] The very alphabet of our law. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology. [1913 Webster]