alphabetiform

adjective

al·​pha·​bet·​i·​form

: having the form of an alphabet : resembling letters

—used specifically of certain figures on rocks of the cave period in Europe

Word History

Etymology

alphabet + -iform

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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