The very alphabet of our law.
Macaulay.
Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.
Al"pha*bet, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]
Al`pha*bet*a"ri*an (&?;), n. A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft.
{ Al`pha*bet"ic (&?;), Al`pha*bet"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Cf. F. alphabétique.] 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.