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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries알파벳
Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-pab-et
"한국어 알파벳은 14개의 자음과 10개의 모음으로 구성되어 있습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used for writing a language.
"The English alphabet consists of 26 letters." - 2
A system of writing that uses letters to represent sounds.
"Learning the alphabet is the first step in learning to read."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, 'alpha' and 'beta'. It was adopted into Latin and subsequently into Old French before entering Middle English. The concept has evolved to represent the set of letters used in a language to form words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alphabet" is said worldwide
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alphabet
Transliteration: al-fah-bet
"L'alphabet français a 26 lettres."
Alphabet
Transliteration: al-fa-bet
"Das deutsche Alphabet hat 26 Buchstaben."
alfabeto
Transliteration: al-fa-be-to
"L'alfabeto italiano ha 21 lettere."
alfabeto
Transliteration: al-fa-be-to
"El alfabeto español tiene 27 letras."
alfabeto
Transliteration: al-fa-be-to
"O alfabeto português tem 26 letras."
वर्णमाला
Transliteration: varṇamālā
"हिंदी वर्णमाला में 46 अक्षर होते हैं।"
字母表
Transliteration: zìmǔbiǎo
"汉语字母表有26个字母。"
알파벳
Transliteration: al-pab-et
"한국어 알파벳은 14개의 자음과 10개의 모음으로 구성되어 있습니다."
アルファベット
Transliteration: arufabetto
"日本語のアルファベットは26文字です。"
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