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alphabetic

[ al-fuh-bet-ik ]

adjective

  1. relating to, expressed by, or using an alphabet:

    The language uses alphabetic writing.



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  • non·al·pha·bet·ic adjective
  • un·al·pha·bet·ic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alphabetic1

First recorded in 1640–50; from French alphabétique, from Late Latin alphabēticus, equivalent to alphabet ( def ) + -ic ( def )
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Example Sentences

From talks to tricolours, tribulations and tremors - here's my alphabetic run-down of the past 12 months in Northern Ireland politics.

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Here is my alphabetic rundown of the past 12 months.

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As the scientists explain in an article published Wednesday in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, the 17 letters on the comb form the oldest full, decipherable sentence ever found in an early alphabetic script.

“There are just not enough securely dated early alphabetic inscriptions currently known,” he said.

He lets the book take his mind on an alphabetic ride through bird names, bird songs, and bird predictability.

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