alphabet

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Synonyms: alpha-et, alpha et, alphabeat, analphabet, alphabets, aleph bet, aleph-bet

Antonyms: alpha-et, alpha et, alphabeat, analphabet, alphabets, aleph bet, aleph-bet

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Noun

1. The set of [[letter]]s used when writing in a [[language]].
2. A [[writing system]] in which [[letter]]s represent [[phoneme]]s. {{qualifier|Contrast e.g. ''[[logography]]'', a writing system in which each character represents a word, and ''[[syllabary]]'', in which each character represents a syllable.}}
3. {{lb|en|computer science}} A typically [[finite]] [[set]] of distinguishable [[symbol]]s.
4. {{lb|en|dialectal|nonstandard|India|Hong Kong|Singapore|Malaysia|Africa}} An individual [[letter]] of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
5. The [[simplest]] [[rudiment]]s; [[element]]s.
6. {{lb|en|Internet slang|political}} An agent of the [[FBI]], the [[CIA]], or another such government agency.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|rare}} To [[designate]] by the [[letter]]s of the [[alphabet]]; to [[arrange]] alphabetically.

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