Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being alphabetical.
The ABC's alphabeticalness doubtless had some attraction for Chaucer, independent of its subject.
1868, Chaucer Society (London, England), Publications, page 952 more examples
The alphabeticalness is important because it's simple and because the words a poet writes are things made of alphabet elements where vowels are the sounding spaces.
1976, Open LetterThere seems to be even a fourth reason for not adhering to strict alphabeticalness: 9.4. Keep combinations that are closely related in meaning together by entering them in the entry for the first element Thus, e.g. the OALD says in[…]
2017 December 4, Arne Zettersten, Viggo Hjornager Pedersen, Symposium on Lexicography VII: Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Lexicography May 5–6, 1994 at the University of Copenhagen, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN, page 192Synonyms: alphabeticality
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being alphabetical.
Origin
Translations
Polish abecadłowość
- abecadłowośćTranslations
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