alphabetic

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English

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Etymology

Partly from French alphabétique and partly from its etymon Latin alphabēticus.[1] By surface analysis, alphabet +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

alphabetic

  1. Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
    Synonym: alphabetical
    • 1996, Peter T. Daniels, William Bright, The World's Writing Systems, →ISBN, page 26:
      Seycong or his linguistic consultants could use as a model the alphabetic or abugidic scripts of India and Inner Asia []

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References

  1. ^ alphabetic, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-09-12.