Greek alphabet

noun

1. the alphabetic script derived from a Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenicians, used from about the 8th century b.c. for the writing of Greek, and forming the basis of many other scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic. The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu ¹, xi, omicron, pi ¹, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi ¹, psi ¹, omega.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Greek alphabet¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Its name comes from the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, which means that pi also has its own symbol – 𝜋.

From NewsForKids.net

Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet, was chosen for the project’s name to imply “the last word” in stylish design.

From Los Angeles Times

The WHO names these variants using Greek alphabet letters, like alpha, delta and omicron.

From Salon

The unofficial nickname may follow on from the WHO convention of using letters of the Greek alphabet to assign, "simple, easy-to-say labels" for key variants.

From BBC

When variants of the virus mutated and evolved into new strains with significant advantages over old lineages, the WHO began giving these "variants of concern" names from the Greek alphabet.

From Salon