Alphabetical
/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
adjAccording to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Sentence Examples
The clinical records in most hospitals are kept in alphabetical order.
All the names are listed in alphabetical order.
The names are listed in alphabetical order.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please arrange the vocabulary words in ____ order based on their first letter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please search for your name in the ____ list on the bulletin board.
Word Origin & History
From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language."
— 1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, page 486:
"But if an alphabeticall servility must be still urged, it may so fall out,"
— 1644, John Milton, The Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce, page 31:
"We used to publish two, or sometimes three, alphabeticals a year and I am proposing to resume the same sort of frequency."
— 2015 March 13, Hugh Stephenson, “A to Z”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please arrange the vocabulary words in ____ order based on their first letter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please search for your name in the ____ list on the bulletin board.