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lexicographically

[ lek-si-koh-graf-ik-lee, -si-kuh- ]

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to dictionaries, or to the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries:

    Lexicographically comparable to the OED, this Chinese dictionary traces usage over three millennia from Chinese classic texts to modern slang.

  2. sorted in a way that uses an algorithm based on the alphabetical order used in dictionaries:

    The addresses will be lexicographically rather than numerically ordered.

    Dates formatted to ISO standards sort both lexicographically and chronologically.



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  • un·lex·i·co·graph·i·cal·ly adverb
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