Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.

    relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet

  2. (not comparable)According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

    All names were placed into an alphabetical list.

    alphabetisch, alphabetisch

    алфави́тныйalfavítnyj, алфави́тныйalfavítnyj

    абетковийabetkovyj, алфавітнийalfavitnyj

    arranged in order according to the alphabet

  3. (not comparable, obsolete)Literal

Examples

25 sentences
  1. All the names are listed in alphabetical order.

    Усі прізвища розміщені в алфавітному порядку.

    ruВсе имена перечислены в алфавитном порядке.

    deAlle Namen sind in alphabetischer Reihenfolge aufgelistet.

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  2. Put the words in alphabetical order.

    Розмістіть слова в алфавітному порядку.

    ruРасположите слова в алфавитном порядке.

    deSortiere die Wörter in alphabetischer Reihenfolge.

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  3. Put this list in alphabetical order.

    ruСделайте этот список в алфавитном порядке.

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  4. Names are listed in alphabetical order.

    ruИмена приведены в алфавитном порядке.

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  5. This list is in alphabetical order.

    ruЭтот список отсортирован в алфавитном порядке.

    deDiese Liste ist in alphabetischer Reihenfolge.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pertaining to the alphabet:
Русский
By meaning 1
in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet:

Origin

From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.

From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • arranged in order according to the alphabet:alphabetic
  • relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet:alphabetic

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
alphabetical — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto