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al⋅pha⋅bet⋅i⋅cal

[al-fuh-bet-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
2. pertaining to, expressed by, or using an alphabet: alphabetical writing.
Also, al⋅pha⋅bet⋅ic.


Origin:
1560–70; alphabet + -ical


al⋅pha⋅bet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
al·pha·bet·i·cal   (āl'fə-bět'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language.
  2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet.
al'pha·bet'i·cal·ly adv.

Alphabetic

Al`pha*bet"ic\, Alphabetical \Al`pha*bet"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. alphab['e]tique.]

1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.

2. Literal. [Obs.] "Alphabetical servility." --Milton.
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