Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alphabet

2 senses of alphabet

Sense 1
alphabet -- (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)
       => character set -- (an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing)
       => script -- (a particular orthography or writing system)

Sense 2
rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs -- (the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry")
       => fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock -- (principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics")