Writing system, ABCs

noun

1. A set of letters or other characters with which one or more languages are written especially if arranged in a customary order
2. A system of signs or signals that serve as equivalents for letters
3. Rudiments, elements

noun

1. A hodgepodge especially of initials (as of the names of organizations)

noun

1. An alphabet of 28 letters derived from the Aramaic alphabet which is used for writing Arabic and also with adaptations for other languages of the Islamic world

noun

1. An extinct North Semitic alphabet dating from the ninth century b.c. which was for several centuries the commercial alphabet of southwest Asia and the parent of other alphabets (such as Syriac and Arabic)
2. The square Hebrew alphabet as distinguished from the early Hebrew alphabet

noun

1. Ipa

noun

1. An alphabet that was used for writing Latin and that has been modified for writing many modern languages

noun

1. An alphabet especially for the deaf in which the letters are represented by finger positions

noun

1. An alphabet (as in a cryptographic system) that has been rearranged or disordered systematically or randomly

noun

1. A set of symbols (such as the IPA) used for phonetic transcription
2. Any of various systems of identifying letters of the alphabet by means of code words in voice communication

noun

1. The alphabet that was used for writing Latin and that is now used for writing English and many other European languages