Greek alphabet
noun
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.
Origin of Greek alphabet
1First recorded in 1730–40
Words Nearby Greek alphabet
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How to use Greek alphabet in a sentence
To this prince is ascribed the invention of sixteen letters of the Greek alphabet.
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