Alphabetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet

arranged in order according to the alphabet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐmˌaɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊzəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊzəʊz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐmˌaɪts/.

Examples

alphabetical writing system
an alphabetic arrangement
dictionaries list words in alphabetical order

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alphabetical

Antonyms

analphabetic

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet “alphabetical writing system”
adjective	arranged in order according to the alphabet “an alphabetic arrangement”

Word Forms

alphabet

noun

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

alphabetisch

sich auf ein Schriftsystem beziehen oder durch dieses ausgedrückt werden, das ein Alphabet verwendet

🇫🇷French

alphabétique

relatif à ou exprimé par un système d'écriture qui utilise un alphabet

🇪🇸Spanish

alfabético

relacionado con o expresado por un sistema de escritura que utiliza un alfabeto

🇮🇹Italian

alfabetico

relativo o espresso da un sistema di scrittura che utilizza un alfabeto

🇳🇱Dutch

alfabetisch

gerelateerd aan of uitgedrukt door een schrijfsysteem dat gebruik maakt van een alfabet

🇵🇹Portuguese

alfabético

relacionado ou expresso por um sistema de escrita que usa um alfabeto

🇷🇺Russian

алфавитный

относящийся к системе письма, в которой используется алфавит, или выраженный ею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्णानुक्रमक

किसी वर्णमाला का उपयोग करने वाली लेखन प्रणाली से संबंधित या व्यक्त किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্ণানুক্রমিক

একটি বর্ণমালা ব্যবহার করে এমন একটি লেখার সিস্টেমের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அகரவரிசை

எழுத்துக்களைப் பயன்படுத்தும் எழுத்து முறையுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ణమాల

వర్ణమాలను ఉపయోగించే వ్రాత వ్యవస్థకు సంబంధించినది లేదా వ్యక్తీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्णमाला

वर्णमाला वापरणाऱ्या लेखन प्रणालीशी संबंधित किंवा व्यक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

આલ્ફાબેટીક

મૂળાક્ષરોનો ઉપયોગ કરતી લેખન પ્રણાલીથી સંબંધિત અથવા વ્યક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆಯ

ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്ഷരമാല

ഒരു അക്ഷരമാല ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു എഴുത്ത് സംവിധാനവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਣਮਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਣ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਰਣਮਾਲਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حروف تہجی

تحریری نظام سے متعلق یا اس کا اظہار جو حروف تہجی کا استعمال کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

字母的

与使用字母表的书写系统相关或由其表达

🇯🇵Japanese

アルファベット

アルファベットを使用する書記法に関する、またはそれによって表現される

🇰🇷Korean

알파벳순

알파벳을 사용하는 쓰기 체계와 관련되거나 표현되는 문자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chữ cái

liên quan đến hoặc được thể hiện bằng một hệ thống chữ viết sử dụng bảng chữ cái

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวอักษร

เกี่ยวข้องหรือแสดงโดยระบบการเขียนที่ใช้ตัวอักษร

🇮🇩Indonesian

alfabetis

berkaitan atau diungkapkan dengan sistem penulisan yang menggunakan alfabet

🇵🇭Filipino

alpabeto

nauugnay o ipinahahayag ng sistema ng pagsulat na gumagamit ng alpabeto

🇲🇾Malay

mengikut abjad

berkaitan atau dinyatakan oleh sistem tulisan yang menggunakan abjad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أبجدي

تتعلق أو يتم التعبير عنها بواسطة نظام كتابة يستخدم الأبجدية

🇮🇷Persian

حروف الفبا

مربوط به یا بیان شده توسط یک سیستم نوشتاری که از الفبا استفاده می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

alfabetik

alfabe kullanan bir yazı sistemiyle ilgili veya bu sistem tarafından ifade edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלפביתי

המתייחסים או מתבטאים במערכת כתיבה המשתמשת באלפבית

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Using 'alphabetic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'alphabetic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'alphabetic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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