1. Noun
The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
2. Noun
The simplest rudiments; elements.
3. Verb
To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
4. Noun
the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"
Vocabulary classified under Law
5. Noun
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Vocabulary classified under Biology
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