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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.
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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
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