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alphabetic
[ al-fuh-bet-ik ]
adjective
- relating to, expressed by, or using an alphabet:
The language uses alphabetic writing.
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Other Words From
- non·al·pha·bet·ic adjective
- un·al·pha·bet·ic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alphabetic1
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Example Sentences
He taught the people how to form and use alphabetic signs and instructed them in mathematics: he gave them their code of laws.
Where obvious, typos have been corrected in the text and marked with an alphabetic footnote.
Professor Sayce supported him, strongly inclining toward an alphabetic or linguistic, perhaps ideographic, signification.
We can use her materials for sense training and lead as she does to easy mastery of the alphabetic symbols.
The privilege of modifying alphabetic form is one that has been frequently exercised.
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