• Alphabetical

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˌælf.əˈbÉ›t.ɪk.É™l/
    • GenAM IPA: /ˌælfəˈbÉ›dɪkÉ™l/
    • Hyphenation: al + pha + bet + ic + al

    Origin

    alphabetic + -al

    Full definition of alphabetical

    Adjective

    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 486Paul, 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.
    3. (obsolete) literal
      • MiltonAlphabetical servility.

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