Alphabet

al′fa-bet, n. the letters of a language arranged in the usual order.— n. Alphabetā′rian , one learning his alphabet, a beginner: a student of alphabets.— adjs. Alphabet′ic , -al , relating to or in the order of an alphabet.— adv. Alphabet′ically .— v.t. Al′phabetise , to arrange alphabetically:— pr.p. al′phabetīsing; pa.p. al′phabetīsed. [Gr. alpha , beta , the first two Greek letters.]