alphabetical order
UK/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl ˈɔː.də//ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈoɹ.dɚ/
alphabetical order noun: the sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.
Noun
alphabetical order (usually uncountable, plural alphabetical orders)
- The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.
- The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order.2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Norm Macdonald
alphabetical order meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati
alphabetical order in Tamil
- அகரமுதலான முறை, அகரமுதலான வரிசை
alphabetical order in Telugu
- alphabetical order or arrangement
- వర్ణక్రమము varṇakramamu
alphabetical order in Kannada
- ಅಕಾರಾದಿ ಕ್ರಮ
alphabetical order in Gujarati
- the sequence of a collection of items
- કક્કાવારી kakkāvārī
More languagesFewer languages
- alphabetical order in Persian
- ترتیب الفبایی tartib-e alefbâyi
- alphabetical order in Vietnamese
- thứ tự bảng chữ cái
Forms of alphabetical order
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Questions about alphabetical order
- What does alphabetical order mean?
- Alphabetical order means the sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.
- What is alphabetical order in Tamil?
- Alphabetical order in Tamil is அகரமுதலான முறை, அகரமுதலான வரிசை. See Alphabetical order meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alphabetical order?
- Alphabetical order is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alphabetical order?
- Alphabetical order is pronounced /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl ˈɔː.də/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alphabetical order?
- The plural of alphabetical order is alphabetical orders.
Words near alphabetical order in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alphabetical order (page history and authors); alphabetical order (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వర్ణక్రమము (Telugu) (page history and authors); alphabetical order (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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