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the alphabetic script derived from a Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenicians, used from about the 8th century b.c. for the writing of Greek, and forming the basis of many other scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic. The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu¹, xi, omicron, pi¹, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi¹, psi¹, omega.

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Origin of Greek alphabet

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby Greek alphabet

greed, greedy, greedy guts, greegree, Greek, Greek alphabet, Greek calends, Greek Catholic, Greek Church, Greek cross, greeked text

How to use Greek alphabet in a sentence

In Greek mythology, the species became associated with numerous gods.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Greek embassy confirmed the death, which has barely registered by the international press.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.
Why So Many Surgeons Are Psychos|Russell Saunders|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1984, gay men were not openly accepted in Southern Greek culture.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The root of the word irony is in the Greek eironeia, “liar.”
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
If a husband were to see his wife drowning, what single letter of the alphabet would he name?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
The Greek character will now become easy to decipher; and the evening papers may take King Otho both off the throne and on.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Whatever figure alphabet, however, is used, the main thing about it is to master it thoroughly.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)