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al·pha·bet·i·cal  (lf-bt-kl) also al·pha·bet·ic (-btk)
adj.
1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language.
2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet.
alpha·beti·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.alphabetically - in alphabetical order; "the list was arranged alphabetically"
Translations
alphabetically [ˌælfəˈbetɪkəlɪ] ADV → alfabéticamente, en or por orden alfabético
alphabetically [ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkli] adv [arrange, list, organize] → par ordre alphabétique
alpha male [ˈælfə] n
(in group of animals) → mâle m alpha, mâle m dominant
(fig) → chef m de bande
alphabetically
adv → alphabetisch, nach dem Alphabet
alphabetically [ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/əlɪ] adv → alfabeticamente


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It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder, and he told Philip to sort them out and arrange them alphabetically according to the names of the writers.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
I have seen a great many lists of her drawingup at various times of books that she meant to read regularly throughand very good lists they werevery well chosen, and very neatly arrangedsometimes alphabetically, and sometimes by some other rule.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
Welland called after him, "we'll do the Chiverses and the Dallases"; and he perceived that she was going through their two families alphabetically, and that they were only in the first quarter of the alphabet.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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