alphabetical
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alphabetical
- /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ UK
- /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ Canada, US
- [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl] Canada, US
- /ˌæl.fəˈbet.ɪ.kəl/ Australia
- [ˌæl.fəˈbeɾ.ɪ.kəl] Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
adjective
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Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language.
Similar: alphabetic
- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet. All names were placed into an alphabetical list.
- literal But if an alphabeticall servility must be still urged, it may so fall out,
noun alphabeticals
- Ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw We used to publish two, or sometimes three, alphabeticals a year and I am proposing to resume the same sort of frequency.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alphabetic, alphabetized, abecedarian, ordered, alphabetically, alphabet, letter, alpha, arrangement, a-z, abc, abecedary, alphameric, lexicographic, sequential, sorted
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to the alphabet
| Español | alfabético |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알파벳의 alpabes-ui |
| 日本語 | アルファベットの arufabetto no |
| Português | alfabético |
| Français | alphabétique |
| Deutsch | alphabetisch |
| Italiano | alfabetico |
| Ελληνικά | αλφαβητικός alfavitikós |
| Română | alfabetic |
| Русский | алфави́тный alfavítnyj |
| العربية | أَلِفْبَائِيّ ʔalifbāʔiyy, أَبْجَدِيّ ʔabjadiyy |
adj in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet
| Español | alfabético |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알파벳순의 alpabetsun-ui |
| 日本語 | アルファベット順の arufabettojun no |
| Português | alfabético |
| Français | alphabétique, abécédaire |
| Deutsch | alphabetisch |
| Italiano | alfabetico |
| Ελληνικά | αλφαβητικός alfavitikós |
| Русский | алфави́тный alfavítnyj |
| العربية | أَلِفْبَائِيّ ʔalifbāʔiyy, أَبْجَدِيّ ʔabjadiyy |
Talk about this word "alphabetical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alphabetical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alphabetical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alphabetical "alphabetical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alphabetical.Cite this
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title = {alphabetical},
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