Al"pha*bet , v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
Al"pha*bet (&?;), n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. &?; + &?;, the first two
Greek letters; Heb. āleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.]
1. The letters of a
language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
2. The simplest rudiments; elements.
The very alphabet of our law.
Macaulay.
Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
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