Alphabet vs. Alphabets: What's the Difference?

The letters of a language, arranged in the order fixed by custom.

The letters of a language, arranged in the order fixed by custom.

A system of characters or symbols representing sounds or things.

A system of characters or symbols representing sounds or things.

A set of basic parts or elements

A set of basic parts or elements

The set of letters used when writing in a language.

Plural of alphabet

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.

A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. Contrast e.g. abjad.

(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.

An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.

The simplest rudiments; elements.

An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.

(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.

The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.

The simplest rudiments; elements.

To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.

A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural);