ALPHABET

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

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Etymology

Noun

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 $\backslash (L\backslash )$ be a regular language over the alphabet $\backslash (\backslash Sigma\backslash )$.

(India, Hong Kong, Singapore) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.

The simplest rudiments; elements.

Synonyms

• ABC, absey

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• alphabetize

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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