Dictionary

alphabetical order en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl ˈɔː.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkɫ̩ ˈoɹ.dɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈoɹ.dɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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:

Forms

Relateds

asciibetical order · alphabetize · alphabetico-classed

Translations (55)

cmn 字母順序 /字母顺序 (the sequence of a collection of items) · pt ordem alfabética (the sequence of a collection of items) · hy այբբենական կարգ (the sequence of a collection of items) · nv saad bee bééhózinígíí (the sequence of a collection of items) · sh abecedno redanje (the sequence of a collection of items) · hu ábécésorrend (the sequence of a collection of items) · ko 알파벳순 (the sequence of a collection of items) · gd òrdugh na h-aibidil (the sequence of a collection of items) · sw mpangilio wa alfabeti (the sequence of a collection of items) · de alphabetische Reihenfolge (the sequence of a collection of items) · sk abecedné poradie (the sequence of a collection of items) · eo alfabeta ordo (the sequence of a collection of items) · af alfabetiese volgorde (the sequence of a collection of items) · ro ordonare alfabetică (the sequence of a collection of items) · sv alfabetisk ordning (the sequence of a collection of items) · ro înșiruire alfabetică (the sequence of a collection of items) · es orden alfabético (the sequence of a collection of items) · gu કક્કાવારી (the sequence of a collection of items) · cy trefn yr wyddor (the sequence of a collection of items) · nl alfabetische volgorde (the sequence of a collection of items) · fi aakkosellisuus (the sequence of a collection of items) · da alfabetisk rækkefølge (the sequence of a collection of items) · sh алфабетни редослед (the sequence of a collection of items) · gd òrdugh aibidileach (the sequence of a collection of items) · ja あいうえお順 (the sequence of a collection of items) · ca ordre alfabètic (the sequence of a collection of items) · ja アルファベット順 (the sequence of a collection of items) · hu ábécérend (the sequence of a collection of items) · fr ordre alphabétique (the sequence of a collection of items) · cs abecední řazení (the sequence of a collection of items) · ko 가나다순 (the sequence of a collection of items) · el αλφαβητική σειρά (the sequence of a collection of items) · sk abecedník (the sequence of a collection of items) · hsb alfabetiski rjad (the sequence of a collection of items) · fi aakkosjärjestys (the sequence of a collection of items) · mn үсгийн дараалал (the sequence of a collection of items) · mi raupapa arapū (the sequence of a collection of items) · pl porządek alfabetyczny (the sequence of a collection of items) · ru алфави́тный поря́док (the sequence of a collection of items) · sh абецедно редање (the sequence of a collection of items) · sh alfabetni redosled (the sequence of a collection of items) · mk азбучен ред (the sequence of a collection of items) · nb alfabetisk rekkefølge (the sequence of a collection of items) · he סדר אלפביתי (the sequence of a collection of items) · bg азбучен ред (the sequence of a collection of items) · pt ordem de alfabeto (the sequence of a collection of items) · ko ㄱㄴㄷ순 (the sequence of a collection of items) · km ជើងប្រយោគ (the sequence of a collection of items) · ja ABC順 (the sequence of a collection of items) · sv bokstavsordning (the sequence of a collection of items) · ko ABC순 (the sequence of a collection of items) · fa ترتیب الفبایی (the sequence of a collection of items) · hu betűrend (the sequence of a collection of items) · it ordine alfabetico (the sequence of a collection of items) · vi thứ tự bảng chữ cái (the sequence of a collection of items)