Etymology

alphabetism

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Today it means: An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN. Full definition →

English alphabet ← Middle English alphabete ← Classical Latin alphabētum
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  1. Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
  2. Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
  3. Classical Latinalphabētum
  4. Middle Englishalphabete
  5. Englishalphabet
  6. English todayalphabetism

From alphabet + -ism.

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