Meanings
adverbalphabetically (comparative more alphabetically, superlative most alphabetically)
comparative more alphabetically · superlative most alphabetically
- mannerIn an alphabetical manner.
In alphabetically written languages the conventions governing the graphemic system G are intimately connected with those governing the phonemic system P
1978, Hans H. Wellisch, The conversion of scripts, its nature, history, and utilization, page 65
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbArranged in the order of the alphabet.
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Translations
Ancient Greek κατὰ στοιχεῖον
- κατὰ στοιχεῖον (katà stoikheîon)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Arabic أَبْجَدِيًّا, أَبْجَدِيًّا
- أَبْجَدِيًّا (ʔabjadiyyan)in an alphabetical manner
- أَبْجَدِيًّا (ʔabjadiyyan)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Catalan alfabèticament, alfabèticament
- alfabèticamentin an alphabetical manner
- alfabèticamentarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Chinese Mandarin 按字母順序 /按字母顺序, 按字母排序
- 按字母順序 /按字母顺序 (àn zìmǔ shùnxù)in an alphabetical manner
- 按字母排序 (àn zìmǔ páixù)in an alphabetical manner
- 按字母順序 /按字母顺序 (àn zìmǔ shùnxù)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- 按字母排序 (àn zìmǔ páixù)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Czech abecedně, abecední
- abecedněin an alphabetical manner
- abecedníin an alphabetical manner
- abecedněarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- abecedníarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Danish alfabetisk, alfabetisk
- alfabetiskin an alphabetical manner
- alfabetiskarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Dutch alfabetisch
- alfabetischarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Esperanto alfabete, laŭalfabete
- alfabetein an alphabetical manner
- laŭalfabetearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- alfabetearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Finnish aakkosellisesti, aakkosjärjestyksessä
- aakkosellisestiin an alphabetical manner
- aakkosjärjestyksessäarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- aakkosittainarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
French alphabétiquement, alphabétiquement
- alphabétiquementin an alphabetical manner
- alphabétiquementarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
German alphabetisch, alphabetisch
- alphabetischin an alphabetical manner
- alphabetischarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Hungarian betűrendben
- betűrendbenarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Italian alfabeticamente, alfabeticamente
- alfabeticamentein an alphabetical manner
- alfabeticamentearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Japanese アルファベット順に, ABC順に
- アルファベット順に (arufabetto jun ni)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- ABC順に (ē-bī-shī jun ni)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Korean 알파벳순의
- 알파벳순의 (alpabetsunui)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Norwegian Bokmål alfabetisk
- alfabetiskarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Polish alfabetycznie, abecadłowo
- alfabetyczniein an alphabetical manner
- abecadłowoin an alphabetical manner
- alfabetyczniearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- abecadłowoarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Portuguese alfabeticamente, alfabeticamente
- alfabeticamentein an alphabetical manner
- alfabeticamentearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Romanian alfabetic, alfabetic
- alfabeticin an alphabetical manner
- alfabeticarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Russian в алфави́тном поря́дке, в алфави́тном поря́дке
- в алфави́тном поря́дке (v alfavítnom porjádke)in an alphabetical manner
- в алфави́тном поря́дке (v alfavítnom porjádke)arranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Spanish alfabéticamente, alfabéticamente
- alfabéticamentein an alphabetical manner
- alfabéticamentearranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Swedish alfabetiskt, alfabetiskt
- alfabetisktin an alphabetical manner
- alfabetisktarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
- i bokstavsordningarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
Vietnamese theo thứ tự bảng chữ cái
- theo thứ tự bảng chữ cáiarranged in the sequence of the alphabet
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