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  1. alphabet, set of graphs, or characters, used to represent the phonemic structure of a language. In most alphabets the characters are arranged in a definite order, or sequence (e.g., A, B, C, etc.). In the usual case, each alphabetic character represents either a consonant or a vowel rather than a syllable or a group of consonants and vowels.
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    The english alphabet consists of 26 symbols that represent sounds and letters. The symbols include 21 consonants and 5 vowels. These symbols are used in various combinations to form words. The alphabet symbols are represented in both uppercase and lowercase forms.
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    English alphabet - Wikipedia

    Modern English is written with a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, with each having both uppercase and lowercase forms. The word alphabet is a compound of alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. Old English was first written down using the Latin alphabet during the 7th … See more

    The names of the letters are commonly spelled out in compound words and initialisms (e.g., tee-shirt, deejay, emcee, okay, etc.), derived … See more

    The most common diacritic marks seen in English publications are the acute (é), grave (è), circumflex (â, î, or ô), tilde (ñ), umlaut and diaeresis (ü or ï—the same symbol is used for … See more

    The letter most commonly used in English is E. The least used letter is Z. The frequencies shown in the table may differ in practice according to the type of text. See more

    Old English
    The English language itself was initially written in the Anglo-Saxon futhorc runic alphabet, in use from the 5th century. This alphabet was … See more

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    Apostrophe
    The apostrophe (ʼ) is not usually considered part of the English alphabet nor used as a … See more

    The letters A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowel letters, since (except when silent) they represent vowels, although I and U … See more

    There have been a number of proposals to extend or replace the basic English alphabet. These include proposals for the addition of letters to the English alphabet, such as See more

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    An alphabet is a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language. What are the 26 letters of the alphabet? The 26 letters of the English alphabet are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, …

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  9. English Alphabet – Letters with Pronunciations and …

    The English alphabet has 26 letters, which are used to represent speech sounds. 5 letters of the alphabet (A,E,I,O,U) are vowels and 21 other letters are consonants (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z, W, Y). …

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    1 day ago · An alphabet is a set of graphs or characters used to represent the phonemic structure of a language. In most alphabets, the characters are arranged in a definite order or sequence (e.g., A, B, C, etc.).

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