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Ro′man al′phabet. 
  1. LinguisticsSee Latin alphabet. 
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Roman alphabet
  1. the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans for the writing of Latin, based upon an Etruscan form derived from the Greeks and ultimately from the Phoenicians. The alphabet serves for writing most of the languages of W Europe and many other languages
'Roman alphabet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese - International Phonetic Alphabet - Latin alphabet - Moon - Pinyin - Romanize - rune - ye

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