alphabetical

CEFRB1

/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Arranged in the order of the letters in the alphabet.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

Examples

  • All the names are listed in alphabetical order.

  • The clinical records in most hospitals are kept in alphabetical order.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˌæl.fəˈbeɾ.ɪ.kəl]
  • [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.

More examples

In context

  • The names are listed in alphabetical order.

  • All names were placed into an alphabetical list.

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

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Please arrange the vocabulary words in blank order based on their first letter.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.