- Roman alphabet, the
- ,Roman `alphabet, the nounthe alphabet developed by the ancient Romans that is used for writing English and many other European languages
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Roman alphabet — n the Roman alphabet the alphabet used in English and many other European languages, which begins with the letters A, B, C … Dictionary of contemporary English
the Roman alphabet — the alphabet that was used for writing Latin and that is now used for writing English and many other European languages • • • Main Entry: ↑Roman alphabet … Useful english dictionary
Roman alphabet — noun the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe • Syn: ↑Latin alphabet • Hypernyms: ↑alphabet, ↑bicameral script • Member Meronyms: ↑A, ↑a, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(the) Roman alphabet — the Roman alphabet UK US noun the alphabet developed by the ancient Romans that is used for writing English and many other European languages Thesaurus: specific writing systemshyponym … Useful english dictionary
Roman alphabet — N SING: the N The Roman alphabet is the alphabet that was used by the Romans in ancient times and that is used for writing most western European languages, including English … English dictionary
Roman alphabet — /roʊmən ˈælfəbɛt/ (say rohmuhn alfuhbet) noun the alphabet used in writing Latin, derived from a variety of the Greek alphabet which had been borrowed and adapted by the Etruscans, and then further adapted by the ancient Romans; since adopted… …
the Roman alphabet — UK / US noun the alphabet developed by the ancient Romans that is used for writing English and many other European languages … English dictionary
Roman alphabet — noun (singular) the alphabet used in English and many other European languages, which begins with the letters A, B, C … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Roman alphabet — noun The Latin alphabet … Wiktionary
Alphabet — [ William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia .] An alphabet is a standardized set of letters mdash basic written symbolsmdash each of which roughly represents a phoneme, a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in… … Wikipedia
