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This document discusses the origins and development of the alphabet. It describes how the Phoenician alphabet emerged around 1800 BCE and was derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs. This Phoenician alphabet, with 22 letters, became the basis for other alphabets including the Greek alphabet which added vowels. The Roman Empire then refined the alphabet starting around 500 BCE, adding and removing letters and developing styles such as cursive. Lowercase letters began emerging in the 5th century CE but did not come
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