alphabet
noun
a set of letters in a particular order that are used for writing a language
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a British spelling of alphabetize
noun
letters of the alphabet written in their large form, for example ‘A’ rather than ‘a’. Block capitals are often simply called capitals.
noun
the large form of a letter, for example ‘A’ or ‘B’, that you use at the beginning of a sentence or name
adjective
a capital letter is the large form of a letter, for example ‘A’ or ‘B’, that you use at the beginning of a sentence or name
noun
a letter of the alphabet used as a symbol for a consonant. All the letters of the English alphabet are consonants except for ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, and ‘u’, which are vowels.
adjective
upper case letters of the alphabet are capital letters, for example ‘A’, ‘F’, and ‘T’
noun
one of the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, or ‘u’, used for representing these sounds. In English, ‘y’ is sometimes considered to be a vowel. The other letters are called consonants.
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