alphabetical B2 Topic:Shopping & Services US /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ UK /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual Freq #26520 Meanings 1 adj Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet. All the names were placed into an alphabetical list. 2 adj Relating to or using the letters of the alphabet. Children first learn the alphabetical symbols before they can read. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · arranged in the order of... alphabetic 2 adj · relating to or using the... alphabetic Word family Derived forms alphabeticalityalphabeticallyalphabeticalnessalphagramalphamericalalphamosaicasciibeticalnonalphabeticalprealphabeticalunalphabeticalzetabetical Related forms alphabetalphabetize Common collocations alphabetical order Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical. Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alphabetical **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ **Frequency rank:** 26520 ## Meanings 1. Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet. 2. Relating to or using the letters of the alphabet. ## Examples - All the names were placed into an alphabetical list. - Children first learn the alphabetical symbols before they can read. ## Derived Forms - alphabeticality - alphabetically - alphabeticalness - alphagram - alphamerical - alphamosaic - asciibetical - nonalphabetical - prealphabetical - unalphabetical - zetabetical ## Related Forms - alphabet - alphabetize ## Etymology From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical. ## AI Etymology Alphabetical is from Latin alphabēticus plus -al. By surface analysis, alphabet plus -ical. The adjectival suffix attaches the word to Latin alphabēticus semantically, giving it the sense of being of, relating to, or characterized by the base. In use as an adjective, alphabetical denotes arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet and relating to or using the letters of the alphabet. The same word family continues in derived forms such as alphabeticality, alphabetically, alphabeticalness, and alphagram and related entries such as alphabet and alphabetize. ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown