alphabet
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: alphabets
Sense 1
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
tập hợp các chữ cái được sử dụng khi viết trong một ngôn ngữ
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
hệ thống viết trong đó các chữ cái đại diện cho âm vị
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Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “alphabet” mean?
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
Is “alphabet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.