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alphabetical

al·pha·bet·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [al-fuh-bet-i-kuh l or al-fuh-bet-ik]
    • /ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪ kəl or ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk/
    • /ˌælfəˈbetɪkl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-fuh-bet-i-kuh l or al-fuh-bet-ik]
    • /ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪ kəl or ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk/

Definitions of alphabetical word

  • adjective alphabetical Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet. 3
  • adjective alphabetical in the conventional order of the letters or symbols of an alphabet 3
  • adjective alphabetical of, characterized by, or expressed by an alphabet 3
  • adjective alphabetical of or using an alphabet 3
  • adjective alphabetical arranged in the regular order of the alphabet 3
  • adjective alphabetical in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement. 1

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Origin of alphabetical

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; alphabet + -ical

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Alphabetical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alphabetical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

alphabetical usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for alphabetical

adj alphabetical

  • consecutive — Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption.
  • logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
  • ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
  • progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
  • indexed — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.

adjective alphabetical

  • alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • listed — made of selvages or strips of cloth.
  • sequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • serial — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

Antonyms for alphabetical

adj alphabetical

  • alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.

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