Synonyms for alphabet
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : al-fuh-bet, -bit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl fəˌbɛt, -bɪt |
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Définition of alphabet
Origin :- 1570s, from Late Latin alphabetum (Tertullian), from Greek alphabetos, from alpha + beta. Alphabet soup first attested 1907. Words for it in Old English included stæfræw, literally "row of letters," stæfrof "array of letters."
- It was a wise though a lazy cleric whom Luther mentions in his "Table Talk,"--the monk who, instead of reciting his breviary, used to run over the alphabet and then say, "O my God, take this alphabet, and put it together how you will." [William S. Walsh, "Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities," 1892]
- noun letters of a writing system
- Of Greek I can decipher perhaps the greater part of the Greek alphabet.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- He used to boast that he had a lawsuit for every letter in the alphabet.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- She continues through the alphabet to L, when the table responds.
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- Especially in this America, where the alphabet is spread broadcast, and free of charge.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- In verity he knew it as glibly as the alphabet, for he was infinitely painstaking.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- Telegraph the word "cat," using the alphabet shown on the next page.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Bullock had changed his name, but he could not get away from the alphabet.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
- Well, now try to say the Alphabet, and let me see if I can put you out there.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- She was encouraged to sing it, and it turned out to be the alphabet set to a tune!
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
- Science may have its alphabet, but it is feeling that translates its poems.
- Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
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