Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Alphabet
alphabet, n. [L. < Gk alpha + beta.] (webplay: book, learner).
- Letters; script; writing; penmanship; printing; basic units of written language.
- Simplest sounds of language; [fig.] first teachings; fundamental roots; basic principles; primary elements; key to knowledge; introductory Bible stories.
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