alphabetn.[L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. + , the first two Greek letters; Heb. leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.]1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.()2. The simplest rudiments; elements.()The very alphabet of our law. (Macaulay.)Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.()v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.()
