"alphabetics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From alphabet + -ics. Etymology templates: {{af|en|alphabet|-ics}} alphabet + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alphabetics (uncountable)
  1. (dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters. Tags: dated, uncountable
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  2. The study of the alphabet, the sounds associated with each letter, and the construction of written words. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-alphabetics-en-noun-7EHwSZrj
  3. plural of alphabetic Tags: form-of, plural, uncountable Form of: alphabetic
    Sense id: en-alphabetics-en-noun-HMlTR5dG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ics, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ics: 22 26 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 23 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 12 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: phonetics
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