ALPHABETIC; ALPHABETICAL
Al`pha*bet"ic, Al`pha*bet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. alphabétique.]
1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.
2. Literal. [Obs.] "Alphabetical servility." Milton.
ALPHABETICALLY
Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.
ALPHABETICS
Al`pha*bet"ics, n.
Defn: The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
ALPHABETISM
Al"pha*bet*ism, n.
Defn: The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. Encyc. Brit.
ALPHABETIZE
Al"pha*bet*ize, v. t.