alphabet
noun
/ˈæl.fə.bɛt/
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/ˈæl.fə.bɪt/
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- The set of letters used when writing in a language.
- A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
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alfabeto,
abecedário,
abc,
abecê,
á-bê-cê
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alphabetical
adjective
/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/
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/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/
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- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
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alfabético
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alphabetize
verb
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- (US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
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ordenar alfabeticamente,
pôr em ordem alfabética
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alphabetically
adverb
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- (manner) In an alphabetical manner.
- (sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
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alfabeticamente
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