Found 3 items, similar to alphabet.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: alphabet abjad, alfabet
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alphabet alphabet n 1: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language 2: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); “he mastered only the rudiments of geometry” [syn: rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, ABC, ABC's, ABCs]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alphabet Alphabet \Al"pha*bet\, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.] [1913 Webster] 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]