ALPHABETED

Etymology

Adjective

alphabeted (not comparable)

(chiefly, in combination) Written using a specified alphabet

Verb

alphabeted

simple past tense and past participle of alphabet

Source: Wiktionary


ALPHABET

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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