alphabetic

noun

An alphabetic character; a letter of the alphabet.

adjective

Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.

Roots

alphaalpha- · Greek · first letter beth-bet · Phoenician · house

Synonyms for alphabetic

abecedariann transliteratedv ideographicadj pictographicadj

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Where does alphabetic come from?

The word alphabetic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Phoenician origin: alpha-, from Greek alpha (“first letter”); and -bet, from Phoenician beth (“house”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.