alphabet

• Conjunto ordenado de letras o símbolos que se utiliza para representar los sonidos de una lengua y formar palabras. También puede referirse al sistema de escritura o al orden básico de los signos de un idioma.

A noun referring to a set of letters or symbols arranged in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language.

1. A1formal

   A set of letters or symbols arranged in a fixed order, used to represent the basic sounds of a language.

   alfabeto (conjunto de letras)

   • The English alphabet has 26 letters.
   • Children learn the alphabet in kindergarten.
   • She recited the alphabet from A to Z.

   Sinónimosabc

2. Basic elementsC1formal

   The fundamental components or principles of a system.

   Elementos básicos

   • These are the alphabets of computer programming.
   • He mastered the alphabet of financial markets quickly.
   • The basics are the alphabet of any new skill.