alphabetical
Syllables: al·pha·bet·ic·alUK/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl//ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/
alphabetical adjective: pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet. Also the ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.
Adjective
alphabetical (not comparable)
- Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
- Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language.1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, page 486
- Synonyms:
- alphabetic
- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
- All names were placed into an alphabetical list.
- literal
- But if an alphabeticall servility must be still urged, it may so fall out,1644, John Milton, The Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce, page 31
Also used as
alphabetical is also the ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.
alphabetical meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada
alphabetical in Hindi
- वर्णानुक्रम, वर्णानुक्रमिक
alphabetical in Marathi
- वर्णानुक्रमिक
alphabetical in Bengali
- বর্ণানুক্রমিক, বর্ণানুক্রম
alphabetical in Kannada
- ವರ್ಣಮಾಲಾತ್ಮಕ
More languagesFewer languages
- alphabetical in Punjabi
- ਵਰਣਮਾਲਾ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ
- alphabetical in Odia
- ବର୍ଣ୍ଣାନୁକ୍ରମିକ, ବର୍ଣାନୁକ୍ରମିକ, ବର୍ଣ୍ଣାନୁକ୍ରମ
- alphabetical in Nepali
- वर्णानुक्रमिक
- alphabetical in Arabic
- أَلِفْبَائِيّ ʔalifbāʔiyy, أَبْجَدِيّ ʔabjadiyy
- alphabetical in Indonesian
- alfabetis
Synonyms of alphabetical
Forms of alphabetical
| plural | alphabeticals |
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Origin of alphabetical
From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
Words formed from alphabetical
Phrases with alphabetical
Questions about alphabetical
- What does alphabetical mean?
- Alphabetical means pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
- What is alphabetical in Hindi?
- Alphabetical in Hindi is वर्णानुक्रम, वर्णानुक्रमिक. See Alphabetical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alphabetical?
- Alphabetical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce alphabetical?
- Alphabetical is pronounced /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ (UK).
Words near alphabetical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alphabetical (page history and authors); alphabetical (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alphabetical (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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