ALPHABET

AL'PHABET, noun [Gr.]The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters which form the elements of speech.AL'PHABET, verb transitive To arrange in the order of an alphabet; to form an alphabet in a book, or designate the leaves by the letters of the alphabet

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alphabet. alphabet, (g) order of letters in the crosserow.

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[WRITING]

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alphabet. Alphabet, n. the letters in any language ranged in customary order

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Al″pha‐bet (�), n. [[L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. � + �, the first two Greek letters; Heb. āleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.]] 1. 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
2. 2. The simplest rudiments; elements.
The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.