Latin alphabet

American  

noun

1. the alphabetic script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.

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Latin alphabet British  

noun

1. another term for Roman alphabet

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Etymology

Origin of Latin alphabet

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Cyrillic writing is based on the alphabet of ancient Greece, while the Latin alphabet used by most Western languages is based on that of ancient Rome.

From Literature

The x-height is the height of most lowercase letters in the Latin alphabet, and makes up nearly all of the printed marks on a page.

From BBC

He abolished the caliphate, replaced the Arabic script with the Latin alphabet and gave women the right to vote.

From Seattle Times

The tech billionaire, who bought Twitter last year, renamed the social platform X.com on its website and started replacing the bird logo with a stylized version of the 24th letter of the Latin alphabet.

From New York Times

Analysis of handwriting on one warhead determined that the first word was Ukrainian for "from," while a second Latin alphabet word related to an organization in Kyiv, which the report did not identify.

From Reuters