Alphabetic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The teacher instructed the students to arrange the books on the shelf in alphabetic order from A to Z.
- The company uses an alphabetic coding system to label and organize its inventory.
- The language's alphabetic script was adopted from the Latin alphabet and has undergone several modifications.
- The library's catalog is organized using an alphabetic system, making it easy for patrons to find books by author or title.
- The country's alphabetic writing system is a combination of vowels and consonants that are used to form words and sentences.
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Meaning 2
Arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The librarian organized the books on the shelf in an alphabetic arrangement by author's last name.
- The phonebook lists subscribers in alphabetic order by surname.
- The dictionary entries are arranged in alphabetic order for easy reference.
- The company's employee directory is organized in an alphabetic list by department.
- The files on the computer are stored in an alphabetic folder structure for efficient retrieval.