alphabetic

ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk

Definition

Definition of alphabetic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

languagearranged in order according to the alphabet

The names are in alphabetic order.

alphabetical

sequential

writing

TECH.

related to a writing system using an alphabet

TECH.

The alphabetic script is used in many languages.

alphabetical

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alphabetic script

writing system using alphabetic characters

The English language uses an alphabetic script.

alphabetic character

symbol used to represent a sound

A is the first alphabetic character.

alphabetic writing

system using letters to represent sounds

The English language uses alphabetic writing.

Origin of alphabetic

Greek, alpha + beta (first two letters of Greek alphabet)

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lower-case letter

typography

small form of alphabetic characters

alphabetic script

writing system

writing system using alphabetic characters

Examples of alphabetic in a sentence

Please list the items in alphabetic format.
Alphabetic systems simplify learning to read.
The alphabetic order helps in organizing files.

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French:alphabétique, de l'alphabet, ...
German:alphabetisch, ...
Italian:alfabetico, ...
Spanish:alfabético, de alfabeto, ...
Portuguese:alfabética, alfabético, ...
Chinese:按字母顺序的, 字母的, ...
Japanese:アルファベット順の, アルファベットの, ...
Arabic:أَبْجَدِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אַלְפָבֵּיתִי, אַבְגָּדִי, ...
Russian:алфавитный, буквенный, ...
Ukrainian:алфавітний, ...
Hindi:वर्णानुक्रमिक, वर्णमाला, ...
Bengali:বর্ণানুক্রমিক, বর্ণমালার, ...
Catalan:alfabètic, ...
Czech:abecední, ...
Danish:alfabetisk, bogstavbaseret, ...
Dutch:alfabetisch, ...
Greek:αλφαβητικός, αλφαβητική, ...
Hungarian:alfabetikus, alphabetikus, ...
Khmer:តាមលំដាប់អក្សរក្រម, អក្សរក្រម, ...
Korean:알파벳, 알파벳의, ...
Persian:الفبایی, نوشتاری, ...
Polish:alfabetyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):alfabética, alfabético, ...
Romanian:alfabetic, alfabetizat, ...
Swedish:alfabetisk, ...
Thai:ตัวอักษร, ตามลำดับตัวอักษร, ...
Turkish:alfabetik, ...
Vietnamese:theo thứ tự bảng chữ cái, theo bảng chữ cái, ...

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