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greek alphabet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
greek al-pha-bet
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs

noun

Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include

Countable

Example Sentences

  • "Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω"
  • "variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ"
  • "variant letters such as ℩, ς"

Usage

Inflected Forms

Greek alphabets (plural)

Phrases

Greek number and measurement Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation

Frequently Paired Words

Greek number and measurement Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation

Synonyms

Euclidean alphabet Grek Ionic alphabet

Questions

What does greek alphabet mean?
The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs

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