Greek alphabet

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Greek alphabet (uncountable)

1. The 24-letter alphabet of the modern Greek language, consisting of the following letters presented in upper case (majuscule) and lower case (minuscule) pairs:

   Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω

2. The alphabet consisting of the above letters plus the following four obsolete letters:

   Ϝ ϝ (digamma), Ϻ ϻ (san), Ϙ ϙ (qoppa/koppa), Ϡ ϡ (sampi)