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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLetter-based
/ˈlɛt.ərˌbeɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Organized, constructed, or operated primarily using letters of the alphabet.
"The puzzle game features letter-based clues that challenge players to build crosswords." - 2
Designated or categorized according to specific alphabetical characters.
"The filing system employs a letter-based indexing method for quicker document retrieval."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'letter' (from Old French 'lestre', from Latin 'littera') combined with the participial adjective 'based' (from 'base', from Greek 'basis'). The compound emerged in the late 20th century to describe systems, cryptography, games, or interfaces fundamentally organized around or reliant on alphabet letters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Letter-based" is said worldwide
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fondé sur des lettres
Transliteration: fɔ̃de syʁ de lɛtʁ
"Ce jeu est un système fondé sur des lettres."
buchstabenbasiert
Transliteration: ˈbʊxʃtaːbn̩baˌziːɐ̯t
"Es handelt sich um ein buchstabenbasiertes Rätsel."
basato su lettere
Transliteration: baˈzato su ˈlɛttere
"Questo è un gioco basato su lettere."
basado en letras
Transliteration: baˈsado en ˈletras
"El sistema de archivo es totalmente basado en letras."
baseado em letras
Transliteration: baˈzeadu ˈẽ ˈlɛtɾɐs
"O enigma é um desafio baseado em letras."
वर्ण-आधारित
Transliteration: varna-adhārit
"यह एक वर्ण-आधारित खेल है।"
基于字母的
Transliteration: jīyú zìmǔ de
"这是一个基于字母的解谜游戏。"
문자 기반의
Transliteration: munja giban-ui
"이것은 문자 기반의 퍼즐 게임입니다."
文字ベースの
Transliteration: moji bēsu no
"これは文字ベースの暗号システムです。"
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