The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alphabetism
Alphabetism \Al"pha*bet*ism\, n.
The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet.
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Wiktionary
alphabetism
n. 1 An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter-by-letter, such as "U.N." 2 The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy. 3 Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures. 4 discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.