in the conventional order of the letters or symbols of an alphabet of, characterized by, or expressed by an alphabet
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al•pha•bet•i•cal /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- arranged according to the order of the letters in the alphabet.
al•pha•bet•i•cal
(al′fə bet′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
al′pha•bet′i•cal•ly, adv.
- in the order of the letters of the alphabet:alphabetical arrangement.
- pertaining to, expressed by, or using an alphabet:alphabetical writing.Also, al′pha•bet′ic.
- alphabet + -ical 1560–70
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- dictionary
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- reversedictionary
- sequence
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