alphabetic
Americanadjective
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relating to, expressed by, or using an alphabet.
The language uses alphabetic writing.
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Etymology
Origin of alphabetic
First recorded in 1640–50; from French alphabétique, from Late Latin alphabēticus, equivalent to alphabet ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Next to the pottery, the researchers found four lightly baked clay cylinders with what seems to be alphabetic writing on them.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
It used a combination of alphabetic signs, syllabic signs, word signs, and pictures of objects.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Several centuries later, around 1,100 B.C., these earliest alphabetic scripts were adopted by the Phoenicians, who strictly wrote from right to left and standardized the shape and stance of the letters.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022
Hurricane Sally is one of several storms in the Atlantic Ocean, with officials running out of letters to name the hurricanes as they near the end of their annual alphabetic list.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2020
He lets the book take his mind on an alphabetic ride through bird names, bird songs, and bird predictability.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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