alphabetization

ˌæl.fə.bə.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən

Definition

Definition of alphabetization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

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teaching or learning the alphabet

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Alphabetization is crucial in early childhood education.

literacy

reading

spelling

ordering

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arranging items in alphabetical order

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The alphabetization of the books made them easy to find.

alphabetizing

cataloging

indexing

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Origin of alphabetization

Greek, alpha (first) + beta (second)

Examples of alphabetization in a sentence

Alphabetization classes are offered at the community center.
Alphabetization of files improved the office's efficiency.
The librarian's alphabetization skills were impressive.

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French:alphabétisation, classement alphabétique, ...
German:Alphabetisierung, alphabetische Anordnung, ...
Italian:alfabetizzazione, ordinamento alfabetico, ...
Spanish:alfabetización, ordenación alfabética, ...
Portuguese:alfabetização, ordenação alfabética, ...
Chinese:字母教学, 字母排序, ...
Japanese:アルファベットの学習, アルファベット順, ...
Arabic:تعليم الحروف, تَرتيب أَبجَدي, ...
Hebrew:לִמּוּד הָאָלֶף-בֵּית, סִדּוּר אַלְפָבֵּיתִי, ...
Russian:обучение грамоте, алфавитизация, ...
Ukrainian:вивчення алфавіту, алфавітне впорядкування, ...
Hindi:वर्णमाला सिखाना, वर्णानुक्रमण, ...
Bengali:বর্ণমালা শিক্ষা, বর্ণানুক্রমিক সাজানো, ...
Catalan:alfabetització, ordenació alfabètica, ...
Czech:výuka abecedy, abecední řazení, ...
Danish:alfabetisering, alfabetisk sortering, ...
Dutch:alfabetisering, alfabetische ordening, ...
Greek:αλφαβητοποίηση, αλφαβητική ταξινόμηση, ...
Hungarian:ábécétanítás, betűrendbe rendezés, ...
Khmer:ការបង្រៀន និងរៀនអក្សរក្រម, ការរៀបតាមលំដាប់អក្សរក្រម, ...
Korean:알파벳 교육, 알파벳 순 정렬, ...
Persian:آموزش الفبا, الفبایی کردن, ...
Polish:nauka alfabetu, porządkowanie alfabetyczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):alfabetização, ordenação alfabética, ...
Romanian:alfabetizare, ordonare alfabetică, ...
Swedish:alfabetisering, alfabetisk ordning, ...
Thai:การเรียนรู้ตัวอักษร, การจัดเรียงตามลำดับตัวอักษร, ...
Turkish:alfabetizasyon, alfabetik sıralama, ...
Vietnamese:việc học chữ cái, sắp xếp theo thứ tự bảng chữ cái, ...

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