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al·pha·bet·i·cal
(ăl′fə-bĕt′ĭ-kəl) also al·pha·bet·ic (-bĕt′ĭk)adj.
1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language.
2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet.
al′pha·bet′i·cal·ly adv.
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alphabetical
(ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl) oralphabetic
adj
1. in the conventional order of the letters or symbols of an alphabet
2. of, characterized by, or expressed by an alphabet
ˌalphaˈbetically adv
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al•pha•bet•i•cal
(ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪ kəl)also al`pha•bet′ic,
adj.
1. in the order of the letters of the alphabet.
2. pertaining to, expressed by, or using an alphabet.
[1560–70]
al`pha•bet′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | alphabetical - relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" |
2. | alphabetical - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" |
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Translations
الفبائي، أبْجَدِي
abecední
aakkosellinenaakkoset
abecednialfabetski
ábécérendialfabetikusbetûrendes
stafrófs-
abecedarius
abecedný
abecedni
alfabetisk
alfabetik
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alphabetical
[ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl] adj [list, index] → alphabétiquein alphabetical order → par ordre alphabétique
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
alphabet
(ˈӕlfəbit) noun the letters of a written language arranged in order. I have learned all the letters of the Greek alphabet.
ˌalphaˈbetical (-ˈbe-) adjectivein alphabetical order.
ˌalphaˈbetically adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.