alphabetical

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

alphabetic +‎ -al

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌælf.əˈbɛt.ɪk.əl/, SAMPA: /%{lf.@"bEt.Ik.@l/
• (GenAM) IPA: /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪkəl/, SAMPA: /%{lf@"bEdIk@l/

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• Hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet‧ic‧al

[edit] Adjective

alphabetical (comparative more alphabetical, superlative most alphabetical)

1. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
   • 1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman‎, page 486

     Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language.

2. According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

   All names were placed into an alphabetical list.

[edit] Derived terms

• alphabetical order
• alphabetically

[edit] Related terms

• alphabet
• alphabetize

[edit] Translations