alphabetical order
Noun
Meaning
alphabetical order (usually uncountable, plural alphabetical orders)
The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.
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Examples
Dictionary: Opinion presented as truth in alphabetical order.
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.
I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to.
Someone with an obsession for arranging things in alphabetical order was an abcedist, whereas someone with an obsession for arranging them in reverse alphabetical order was a zyxedist.
The other day, I noticed I'd arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things - my toys, my sister's cosmetics.
One time, Niall sat on the floor for hours trying to find a way of putting his M&M's in alphabetical order.