Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.

  2. (uncountable)The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.

    Alphabetismus

  3. (uncountable)Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.

  4. (uncountable)Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
form of literacy:

Forms

plural: alphabetisms
Singularalphabetism
Pluralalphabetisms

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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