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alphabetic

alphabetic

1 3.7
Relating to a way of writing that uses letters
  • adjective
  • /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/
translation icon : alfabético
  • The standard writing system of English is alphabetic, meaning that a grapheme can be represented by a corresponding phoneme(s).
  • alphabetic writing
  • alphabetic principle
  • alphabetic braille

To make progress in reading, the child must learn how the alphabetic code works.

Examples

  • The copy task and alphabet task provide the best information on alphabetic knowledge.

    Academic text (2015)
  • To make progress in reading, the child must learn how the alphabetic code works.

  • How does our brain provide us with the use of alphabetic characters without thought?

    Academic text (2010)
  • Moreover, with phonological awareness training, children are believed to more easily learn the alphabetic principle when they are taught to read.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Because it was taught through such practices, alphabetic literacy segregated individual Native students from their siblings, friends, and other members of their tribe.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The standard writing system of English is alphabetic, meaning that a grapheme can be represented by a corresponding phoneme(s).

    Academic text (2013)
  • In 1992, Troughton introduced One Is Fun, a pilot study documenting the impact of teaching uncontracted braille (alphabetic braille) to beginning braille readers in Canada.

    Academic text (2009)
  • To make progress in reading, the child must learn how the alphabetic code works.

  • But with the development of an alphabetic script, just about everyone could learn to read and write.

Synonyms

alphabetical
vsalphabetic
2 3.7

A writing system that uses letters to write words

is the same meaning but used as an alternative adjective form

Antonyms

analphabetic
  • Specialized
9.9

Not using letters for writing or order

Compounds

A written letter that shows a sound in a language

A writing system that uses letters to show spoken sounds

alphabetic writing
  • Specialized
3.8

A system that uses letters to show the separate sounds of a language

Surface Forms

alphabetic positive

Morphology

alphabetic = alphabet (transparent) = alphabet + ic

Standard adjective formation from 'alphabet' with '-ic', meaning 'pertaining to or using an alphabet'.

Etymology

Alphabetic also comes from alphabet, from alpha and beta, and means 'relating to letters or an alphabet'. So it describes a writing system that uses separate letters for sounds, like English or many other languages.