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<p>The <a href="page.php?w=Latin_script">Latin script</a> is the most widely used <a href="page.php?w=alphabet">alphabetic writing system</a> in the world. It is the standard script of the English language and is often referred to simply as "the alphabet" in English. It is a <a href="page.php?w=true_alphabet">true alphabet</a> which originated in the 7th century BC in Italy and has changed continually over the last 2,500 years. It has roots in the <a href="page.php?w=Semitic_alphabet">Semitic alphabet</a> and its offshoot alphabets, the <a href="page.php?w=Phoenician_alphabet">Phoenician</a>,</p><p>
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