Alphabetic
adjective
Related to the system of representing language with written symbols in a set order.
The students were asked to list the names in alphabetic order.

Often appears as...
- alphabetic order
- alphabetic system
adjective
Based on the characters of the standard sequence of the letters of a language.
The alphabetic system of writing is a great achievement in human history.

Often appears as...
- alphabetic system
- alphabetic writing
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to the system of representing language with written symbols in a set order.
The students were asked to list the names in alphabetic order.

Often appears as...
- alphabetic order
- alphabetic system
adjective
Based on the characters of the standard sequence of the letters of a language.
The alphabetic system of writing is a great achievement in human history.

Often appears as...
- alphabetic system
- alphabetic writing
Usage tips
Academic
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Not Just A-Z
Alphabetic doesn't only mean the ABC order, but also systems using letters like Greek or Cyrillic.

She learned the alphabetic arrangement of the Russian Cyrillic script.
Writing Convenience
'Alphabetic' implies a structured, letter-based format that makes reading and writing more efficient.

Using an alphabetic sorting system quickened finding names in the directory.
Ordering Lists
When things are listed 'in alphabetic order', they're arranged from A to Z, like in a dictionary.

Their homework was to write the countries in alphabetic order.
Not Just A-Z
Alphabetic doesn't only mean the ABC order, but also systems using letters like Greek or Cyrillic.

She learned the alphabetic arrangement of the Russian Cyrillic script.
Writing Convenience
'Alphabetic' implies a structured, letter-based format that makes reading and writing more efficient.

Using an alphabetic sorting system quickened finding names in the directory.
Ordering Lists
When things are listed 'in alphabetic order', they're arranged from A to Z, like in a dictionary.

Their homework was to write the countries in alphabetic order.
Not Just A-Z
Alphabetic doesn't only mean the ABC order, but also systems using letters like Greek or Cyrillic.

She learned the alphabetic arrangement of the Russian Cyrillic script.
Writing Convenience
'Alphabetic' implies a structured, letter-based format that makes reading and writing more efficient.

Using an alphabetic sorting system quickened finding names in the directory.
Ordering Lists
When things are listed 'in alphabetic order', they're arranged from A to Z, like in a dictionary.

Their homework was to write the countries in alphabetic order.
Video examples
The radical possibilities...
all life every living thing ever has been built according to the information in DNA what does that mean well it means that just as the English language is made up of alphabetic letters that when
Video examples
The radical possibilities...
all life every living thing ever has been built according to the information in DNA what does that mean well it means that just as the English language is made up of alphabetic letters that when
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