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BrE BrE//ˈælfəbet//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈælfəbet//
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a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used for writing a language Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? Wordfinderlanguageaccent, alphabet, dialect, grammar, language, literacy, literature, pronunciation, translate, word Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveArabic, Cyrillic, Greek, … verb + alphabetknow, learn, recite, … prepositionin the alphabet phrasesthe letters of the alphabet See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin alphabetum, from Greek alpha, bēta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
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