1. (n.) The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.

2. (n.) The simplest rudiments; elements.

3. (v. t.) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.

IPA ITA Initial Teaching Alphabet International Phonetic Alphabet alphabetics art basics beginning blueprint charactering characterization chart choreography commencement conventional representation dance notation delineation demonstration depiction depictment diagram drama drawing elements exemplification figuration first principles first steps fundamentals futhark grammar graphemics hieroglyphic hornbook iconography ideogram illustration imagery imaging induction letter letters limning logogram logograph map musical notation notation outlines outset paleography pictogram picturization plan portraiture portrayal prefigurement presentment primer principia principles printing projection realization rendering rendition representation rudiments runic alphabet schema score script start syllabary symbol tablature writing writing system