alphabetical

adjective
UK /ˌæl.fəˈbet.ɪ.kəl/
US /ˌæl.fəˈbet̬.ɪ.kəl/

Arranged in the same order as the letters of the alphabet.

The teacher put the students' names in alphabetical order.

SYNONYMS

alphabeticsequentialorderedlettered

RELATED WORDS

alphabetalphabetizeorderletterdictionary

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Relating to or using an alphabet.

Young children learn alphabetical writing before they learn to read.

3. Arranged by the first letters of words, from A to Z.

Please file these folders in alphabetical order.

4. Using letters rather than other symbols or pictures.

The code uses an alphabetical system instead of numbers.