Roman alphabet

noun

1. Latin alphabet.

Roman alphabet

noun

1. the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans for the writing of Latin, based upon an Etruscan form derived from the Greeks and ultimately from the Phoenicians. The alphabet serves for writing most of the languages of W Europe and many other languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Roman alphabet¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The church adapted the Roman alphabet to introduce literacy in the Sora language, and in the 1980s a flood of government schools, roads, employment and development cash introduced speaking and writing in Odia, too.

From Scientific American

Some of the younger students have learned to write their names in the modified Roman alphabet used in Polish, while others use Ukrainian-language Cyrillic lettering.

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas 75% of speakers whose languages use the Roman alphabet—including English and other European languages—made the link, only 63% of speakers of other languages such as Georgian and Japanese did.

From Science Magazine

It was the first in a spate of storms that exhausted the Roman alphabet for hurricane names earlier in the season than ever recorded.

From Los Angeles Times

There has also been a challenge to imagine how to write languages in the sky that don’t use the Roman alphabet.

From New York Times