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Added 6 October 2026

alphabetical

/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ adjective

In Latin: abecedarius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alphabetical at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
All names were placed into an alphabetical list.

noun

Ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.

Origin

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

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