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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/}}
* {{SAMPA|/"{lf@%bEt/}}
* {{audio|en-us-alphabet.ogg|US}}
* {{hyph|al|pha|bet}}

== Noun ==
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# {{countable}} An '''alphabet''' is a list of the [[letter]]s used to spell [[word]]s by representing [[phoneme]]s.
#: The first 3 letters of the '''alphabet''' are A, B and C.

=== Notes ===
Some types of alphabets are:
;'''Latin alphabet'''
:The ''[[Wikipedia:Latin-script alphabet|Latin alphabet]]'', which is also called the ''Roman alphabet'', is used for [[English]] writing.
;'''Cyrillic alphabet'''
:There are several [[type]]s of ''[[Cyrillic]]'' alphabet used in different {{r|countr|ies}}.
;'''Greek alphabet'''
:The ''[[Greek]] alphabet'' is used by people in [[Greece]]. The letters are sometimes used by [[scientist]]s when writing [[equation]]s.

=== Usage notes ===
Accented letters, such as [[ü]], are not generally counted as separate letters.

=== Related words ===
* [[character]]
* [[syllabary]]
* [[logograph]]

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