English > Roman alphabet: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe. |
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| Synonym | Latin alphabet |
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| Members | A, a | The 1st letter of the Roman alphabet |
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| B, b | The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| C, c | The 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| D, d | The 4th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| E, e | The 5th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| F, f | The 6th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| G, g | The 7th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| H, h | The 8th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| I, i | The 9th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| J, j | The 10th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| K, k | The 11th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| L, l | The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| M, m | The 13th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| N, n | The 14th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| O, o | The 15th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| P, p | The 16th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Q, q | The 17th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| R, r | The 18th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| S, s | The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| T, t | The 20th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| U, u | The 21st letter of the Roman alphabet |
| V, v | The 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| W, w, double-u | The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| X, x, ex | The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Y, y, wye | The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Z, z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard | The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Broader | alphabet | A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
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| bicameral script | A script having two distinct cases |
| Spanish | alfabeto latino, alfabeto romano |
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| Catalan | alfabet llatí, alfabet romà |
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