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alphanumeric

/ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
al-pha-nu-mer-ic
IPA
/ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

adj

Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.

noun

An alphanumeric character.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English alpha- Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric English alphanumeric From alpha- + numeric.

Inflected Forms

alphameric (alternative) alphamerical (alternative) alphanumerical (alternative) alphanumerics (plural)

Derived Forms

alphanumerical alphanumerically nonalphanumeric

Synonyms

alnum alphanumerical alphameric alphamerical

Rhymes With

eric generic derek atmospheric erik derrick cleric esoteric carrick merrick numeric erich

Questions

How do you pronounce alphanumeric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/.
What does alphanumeric mean?
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
Where does alphanumeric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English alpha- Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric English alphanumeric From alpha- + numeric.

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