D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Alphabet

/ăl'-fəb-ĕtˌ/ · Al·pha·bet · IPA /ˈalfɑ.bɛʈ/
01 n. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
  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.
Phrases & compounds
Deaf and dumb alphabet — See Dactylology.
02 v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
  1. 1.
    To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.[R.]