alphabetical
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- adjective
- /ˌælɪˈbɛtɪkəl/
:
alfabético
- In the library, the reference section is organized in alphabetical order by the author's last name.
- alphabetical order
- alphabetical list
- alphabetical listing
I can sort those files by, you know, alphabetical order.
- I can sort those files by, you know, alphabetical order.
- I'm going to introduce them in alphabetical order, but let me note that Peggy Orenstein will go first, followed by Noelle Berry Mertz and then Baron Lerner.
- They would say landmarks, ZZZA set of alphabetical items and then says that's not what I wrote the book for.
- So you know, last names are alphabetical, you know you have this range of values and you have some sort of feedback.
Examples
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You said we were doing reverse alphabetical order this time.
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In print, you'll find the blogs in alphabetical order, color-coded by category.
Academic text (2011) -
This was all in alphabetical order!
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Do you put everything in your house in alphabetical order?
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Do you think you can put them in alphabetical order?
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This is all in alphabetical order.
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The authors contributed equally, and their names are listed in alphabetical order.
Academic text (2006) -
Author names are listed in alphabetical order; both authors contributed equally to the article.
Academic text (2016) -
The pamphlet contains a collection of microfilmed index cards arranged in alphabetical order.
Academic text (2005) -
The names appeared in alphabetical order: Abrams, Alfred R.; Denmore, Tina Marie; Geller, Randall.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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Arranged in the order of letters, like A then B then C
Put in order from A to Z
Arranged in alphabetical order to help children learn letters
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alphabetical comes from alphabet, from the Greek names alpha and beta, the first two letters. A helpful way to remember the other meaning is to imagine lining things up from 'A' to 'Z', because alphabetical means 'in the order of the letters'.