Alphabetic

//ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alphabetic character; a letter of the alphabet.

    "Upper case alphabetics can be composed of two characters: (1) a shift character; and (2) the desired alphabetic character."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.

    "Seycong or his linguistic consultants could use as a model the alphabetic or abugidic scripts of India and Inner Asia […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    arranged in order according to the alphabet wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abecedarianallographicalphabeticalalphabeticalalphabeticalalphabetised

Example

More examples

"Alphabetic script on signs on streets and buildings is just boring, some think."

Etymology

Partly from French alphabétique and partly from its etymon Latin alphabēticus. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ic.

Related phrases

alphamagic square

More for "alphabetic"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.