alphabeticadjective [ not gradable ]
uk/ˌæl.fəˈbet.ɪk//ˌæl.fəˈbet̬.ɪk/An alphabetic language has a letter or combinations of letters and marks to represent each speech sound in the language.
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- He taught the people how to form and use alphabetic signs and instructed them in mathematics: he gave them their code of laws.
- It is not known who invented the alphabetic system of writing.
- The Chinese language is by all means the counterpart of the alphabetic stock.
- The privilege of modifying alphabetic form is one that has been frequently exercised.
- There were, doubtless, many steps taken in slow succession before the invention of alphabetic writing.