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   Alphabet , n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr.  + , the first two Greek letters; Heb. āleph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.]
   The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
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   The simplest rudiments; elements.
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   The very alphabet of our law.
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   Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
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   Alphabet, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
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