"alphasyllabary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alphasyllabaries [plural]
Etymology: From alpha- + syllabary. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|alpha|syllabary}} alpha- + syllabary Head templates: {{en-noun}} alphasyllabary (plural alphasyllabaries)
  1. A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit: each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida. Synonyms: abugida, avugida Related terms: alphasyllabic, alphasyllabical, alphasyllabically, alphasyllable, alphasyllabogram, syllabary Translations (an alphasyllabary): alphasyllabaire [masculine] (French), Alphasyllabar [neuter] (German), abugida [feminine] (Polish), alfassilabário [masculine] (Portuguese), alfasilabario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alphasyllabary-en-noun-Lmhox5kx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with alpha-

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "an alphasyllabary",
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          "word": "abugida"
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          "sense": "an alphasyllabary",
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      "word": "abugida"
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      "word": "alfasilabario"
    }
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