rudiments, first principles, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
(noun) the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); “he mastered only the rudiments of geometry”
alphabet
(noun) a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alphabet (plural alphabets)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
Let be a regular language over the alphabet .
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
• ABC, absey
alphabet (third-person singular simple present alphabets, present participle alphabeting, simple past and past participle alphabeted)
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
• alphabetize
Source: Wiktionary
Al"pha*bet, n. Etym: [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. aleph 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.
2. The simplest rudiments; elements. The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
Al"pha*bet, v. t.
Definition: To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
