- the Roman alphabet
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noun
the alphabet developed by the ancient Romans that is used for writing English and many other European languages
English dictionary. 2014.
the Roman alphabet
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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
(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 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
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
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, the — noun the alphabet developed by the ancient Romans that is used for writing English and many other European languages … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
History of the Latin alphabet — The Latin alphabet originated in the 7th century BC, undergoing a history of 2,500 years before emerging as one of the dominant writing systems in use today.OriginsIt is generally held that the Latins adopted the western variant of the Greek… … Wikipedia
History of the Arabic alphabet — The history of the Arabic alphabet shows that this abjad has changed since it arose. It is thought that the Arabic alphabet is a derivative of the Nabataean variation (or perhaps the Syriac variation) of the Aramaic alphabet, which descended from … Wikipedia
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… …
Roman alphabet — noun The Latin alphabet … Wiktionary
