Synonyms for alphabetical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : al-fuh-bet-i-kuh l or al-fuh-bet-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪ kəl or ˌæl fəˈbɛt ɪk


Définition of alphabetical

Origin :
  • 1560s, from alphabet + -ical. Related: Alphabetically.
  • adj in ascending order of a writing system
Example sentences :
  • I will not follow the alphabetical order, but the order of events themselves.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • An alphabetical list of all persons called to the bar by the said society.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 » by Various
  • The division was alphabetical, and the young Barclays and Duburgs were all in the first company.
  • Extract from : « The Young Franc Tireurs » by G. A. Henty
  • I should have thought myself that the difference was alphabetical enough.
  • Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
  • So in his latter days he is old Alphabetical Morrison, a man apart from us.
  • Extract from : « In Our Town » by William Allen White
  • The only thing that Alphabetical ever organised that paid was a family.
  • Extract from : « In Our Town » by William Allen White
  • For convenience of reference, the names are arranged in alphabetical order.
  • Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • These things are not words, they are alphabetical processions.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • The shorter rhymes (Nos. 1-115) are arranged in alphabetical order.
  • Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry
  • In the Index, errors in the alphabetical order were not corrected.
  • Extract from : « The Heritage of Dress » by Wilfred Mark Webb

Antonyms for alphabetical

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