alphabetic
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
alfuhbehtikSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ælfəˈbɛtɪk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
noun
An alphabetic character; a letter of the alphabet.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
Used this way, alphabetic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Related to Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
In alphabetical order.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A writing system based on alphabetic characters.
The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.
A writing system based on alphabetic characters.
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Synonyms
Sense: alphabetic character
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