Latin Alphabet Definition

noun
The alphabet used for writing in Latin by the ancient Romans, from which most modern European alphabets are derived: it consisted of 23 letters (J, U, and W were added later)
Webster's New World
Any relatively minor variation of the 26-letter Latin alphabet.
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Noun

Singular:
Latin alphabet
Plural:
latin-alphabets

Origin of Latin Alphabet

Latin Alphabet Sentence Examples

  • Soon after the dialect had reached its latest form, the Latin alphabet was adopted.

  • But conversion, after all, was the chief aim of these devoted missionaries, and when some Venetian priests had invented a Latin alphabet for the Magyar language a great step had been taken towards its accomplishment.

  • The discoveries of the last quarter of the 19th century carried back our knowledge of the Latin alphabet by at least two centuries, although the monuments of an early age which have been discovered are only three.

  • Evidence in favour of such a position for the Latin alphabet is not forthcoming.

  • At a much later epoch it was introduced into the Latin alphabet by the emperor Claudius to represent y, and the sound which was written as i or u in maximus, maxumus, &c.

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Words Starting With

LLALAT

Words Ending With

TETBET

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Latin alphabet

Words Starting With L and Ending With T

Starts With L & Ends With TStarts With LA & Ends With TStarts With L & Ends With ET

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With L14 Letter Words Ending With T