| a. | 1. | Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; |
| 2. | Literal. | |
| 3. | in alphabetical order. |
| Adj. | 1. | alphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" Synonyms: alphabetical Antonyms: analphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic |
| 2. | alphabetic - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" Synonyms: alphabetical Antonyms: analphabetic - not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic" |