Meanings
nounalphabetisation (countable and uncountable, plural alphabetisations)
plural alphabetisations
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetization.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
- Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
- Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
- Proto-Semitic*bayt-
- Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
- Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
- Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
- Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
- Classical Latinalphabētum
- Middle Englishalphabete
- Englishalphabet
- Englishalphabetise
- Englishalphabetisation
From alphabetise + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
alphabetisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetisation
MLA
“alphabetisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphabetisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetisation.
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