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Greek alphabet
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Appendix:Greek script
English
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Noun
The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs:
Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
1908, "A Word to the Frats", The Blue and Gold, Volume 35, p. 389:
Don't think you're so much when you have two, or possibly three, Greek letters on your front door. There is a Russian saloon over in San Francisco with the whole Greek alphabet on its front window, and all it means is "Beer, 5 cents."
en historical countable Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include:
variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ
variant letters such as ℩, ς
Synonyms
en Euclidean alphabet, ISO Grek
imprecise Ionic alphabet
Hyponyms
en epichoric alphabets: Attic alphabet, Corinthian alphabet, Euboean alphabet, Ionic alphabet, Old Attic alphabet, etc.
See also
Appendix:Greek alphabet and Greek punctuation
Greek number and measurement
Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation
en Greek Alphabets
en adjective-noun compound nouns