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Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet noun: the 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs.

Noun

Greek alphabet (plural Greek alphabets)

  1. The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs
    • Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
    Synonyms:
    Euclidean alphabet, Grek
  2. (countable, historical) Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include
    • variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ
    • variant letters such as ℩, ς

Synonyms of Greek alphabet

Forms of Greek alphabet

pluralGreek alphabets

Questions about Greek alphabet

What does Greek alphabet mean?
Greek alphabet means the 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs.
What part of speech is Greek alphabet?
Greek alphabet is a noun.
What is the plural of Greek alphabet?
The plural of Greek alphabet is Greek alphabets.

Words near Greek alphabet in the dictionary

  1. greegree
  2. greegrees
  3. greeing
  4. greek
  5. Greek active
  6. Greek alphabet
  7. Greek alphabets
  8. Greek arts
  9. Greek calends
  10. Greek Catholic
  11. Greek Catholics

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