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alphabetically

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for alphabetically.

Editorial note

The list is neither sorted alphabetically nor chronologically.

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of alphabetically gathered in one view.

adverb

(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

adverb

(manner) In an alphabetical manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alphabetically.

adverb

(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

adverb

(manner) In an alphabetical manner.

Example sentences

1

The list is neither sorted alphabetically nor chronologically.

2

A note on the name and version - 14.04 means released in April 2014, and the names go up alphabetically per release (T U V etc).

3

They're listed in the book alphabetically, but every article was fascinating and well-written, regardless of topic.

4

Since this is a clearly meaningless list, it doesn't really need to be sorted alphabetically.

5

At least this way when sorted alphabetically bookmarks from the same domain will be grouped together and even sorted correctly amongst themselves.

6

I've found that a nice randomness of songs is to play your library by song tilte, alphabetically.

7

Especially considering favicon.ico is probably the first file in a wp install, alphabetically.

8

Also note you can sort the list alphabetically, by creator, or by views.

9

Nearly all python functions are available in the help file sorted by category, though I'm not sure about alphabetically.

10

Each account is going through companies' Twitter handles alphabetically, sending them a message based on what appears to be a series of predetermined templates.

11

Once both strings are sorted alphabetically, you just compare them.

12

I guess we'll need to sort them alphabetically or by color, so we don't waste time searching for the button we need.

Quote examples

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The "distance from alphabetically sorted" was calculate-able as a BigInteger.

2

The site has this list sorted alphabetically by category title, but it's hard to scan that list to get a feel for the "most popular" categories.

3

The "Relevant to" dropdown should be sorted alphabetically, and in my opinion, default to "General".

4

I believe assuming they are "just going alphabetically" and/or that there is some sort of implicit moderator managing the conversation qualify as non-obvious assumptions.

Proper noun examples

1

Alphabetically and by sorted by category.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use alphabetically in a sentence?

The list is neither sorted alphabetically nor chronologically.

What does alphabetically mean?

(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

What part of speech is alphabetically?

alphabetically is commonly used as adverb.