alphabetical
adjective
- arranged in an order corresponding to an alphabet
- pertaining to/employing an alphabet
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ / /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ / [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl]
adj
Etymology: From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
- 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.”
- 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,”
noun
Etymology: From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
- Ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.
“We used to publish two, or sometimes three, alphabeticals a year and I am proposing to resume the same sort of frequency.”