alphabetical
Americanadjective
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in the conventional order of the letters or symbols of an alphabet
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of, characterized by, or expressed by an alphabet
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Reference Works - Middle School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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You can see all of these below - listed in alphabetical order by each candidate's surname.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The S&P 500 sectors are listed in alphabetical order with the full index at the bottom.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Listed in alphabetical order, with an excerpt from their survey responses:
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The list of storm names is announced on 1 September each year and runs in alphabetical order.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
We timed ourselves often: “WethepeopleoftheUnitedStatesinordertoformamore- perfect union ...” I had memorized the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Roosevelt in chronological as well as alphabetical order.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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