Relating to or based on an alphabet; using or arranged according to the letters of the alphabet in order.
From Greek 'alphabetikos,' formed from 'alpha' + 'beta' (the first two Greek letters). The term entered English in the medieval period as scholars discussed writing systems.
The shift from picture-based writing (hieroglyphics) to alphabetic writing was basically humanity's biggest brain upgrade—instead of memorizing thousands of symbols, you only needed 20-30 letters to write anything. It's like someone invented shorthand for civilization.
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