alphasyllabary

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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

• French: alphasyllabaire
• German: Alphasyllabar
• Portuguese: alfassilabário
• Spanish: alfasilabario

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