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Origin of Roman alphabet
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby Roman alphabet
romaine, Romains, romaji, roman, roman à clef, Roman alphabet, Roman arch, Roman blind, Roman brick, Roman calendar, Roman candle
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British Dictionary definitions for Roman alphabet
Roman alphabet
noun
the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans for the writing of Latin, based upon an Etruscan form derived from the Greeks and ultimately from the Phoenicians. The alphabet serves for writing most of the languages of W Europe and many other languages
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