alphabeticadj.

Brit.

/ˌalfəˈbɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌælfəˈbɛdɪk/

Forms: 1600s alphabetique, 1600s–1700s alphabetick, 1600s– alphabetic.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alphabétique; Latin alphabeticus.

Etymology: < (i) French alphabétique arranged in alphabetical order (15th cent. in Middle French), relating to the alphabet (1542), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alphabeticus (a1513; perhaps earlier as a variant reading for alphabetites in a manuscript of Jerome (4th–5th cent.)) < alphabetum alphabet n. + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix. Compare Catalan alfabètic (1803), Spanish alfabético (1527), Portuguese alfabético (1712), Italian alfabetico (1598 in Florio). Compare earlier alphabet n., alphabetical adj.Compare also Dutch alfabetisch (1717 as alfabetisch), German alphabetisch (1536 or earlier), Swedish alfabetisk (1729 as alphabetisk), Danish alfabetisk (1747).

1. Arranged in an order corresponding to that of the alphabet; alphabetical adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > in alphabetical order

alphabetical1543

abecedary1580

alphabetic1642

abecedarian1646

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell iii. 38 In reading hee must couch in a faire Alphabetique paperbook the notablest occurences.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. iv. lii. §16 The clerks of the bills are ordained to make an alphabetic inventory of bills refused or sisted.

1747 W. Warburton Wks. Shakespear I. Pref. p. xvi I had it once, indeed, in my Design, to give a general alphabetic Glossary of these Terms.

1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus 306 After the alphabetic catalogue, other arrangements of the same authors take place.

1830 D. K. Sandford tr. F. Thiersch Greek Gram. 237 We require an alphabetic catalogue of those verbs in which a manifold anomaly appears.

1880 Times 10 Apr. 8/4 A word of gratitude is also due to Mr. Hird's Index, but he should complete it, in the next edition, by an alphabetic list of all words touched on in the text.

1922 Amer. Schoolmaster 15 Nov. 356/2 We must register a word of regret that there is no alphabetic index of authors.

1973 Developmental Psychol. 9 266/1 Alphabetic and rank-order listings of the ngrams..were also produced.

2000 Locus Aug. 47/2 The book..consists of a series of historical overview essays followed by bibliographical or filmographical alphabetic entries.

2. Of, relating to, or employing an alphabet; employing or consisting of letters as opposed to syllabic characters, pictographs, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [adjective]

alphabetary1569

alphabetical1578

alphabetic1710

alphabetiform1893

1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 147 That alphabetick Engine call'd the Press.

1711 J. Spotiswood Form of Process 124 The Clerk is ordain'd to make a Minut Book, both of Past and Refused Bills, by the Alphabetick order of the Parties Sirnames.

1741 H. Coventry Philemon to Hydaspes 81 The Author probably had his Eye upon Alphabetic writing in his own time.

a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) I. 281 Enur'd to alphabetic toils.

1860 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. ii. 31 The visible language of written alphabetic characters.

1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 19 It is alleged that the Egyptians never actually achieved complete alphabetic writing.

1901 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 21 238 Was it phonetic, syllabic, alphabetic, ad verbum, or phraseographic?

1949 E. C. Berkeley Giant Brains iv. 54 Numeric codes can be sorted faster than alphabetic codes.

2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 20/2 One of the three versions of the text used a much simpler cuneiform script with only around forty characters, which scholars soon realized must be alphabetic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alphabetic
释义	alphabeticadj. Brit. /ˌalfəˈbɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪk/ Forms: 1600s alphabetique, 1600s–1700s alphabetick, 1600s– alphabetic. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alphabétique; Latin alphabeticus. Etymology: < (i) French alphabétique arranged in alphabetical order (15th cent. in Middle French), relating to the alphabet (1542), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alphabeticus (a1513; perhaps earlier as a variant reading for alphabetites in a manuscript of Jerome (4th–5th cent.)) < alphabetum alphabet n. + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix. Compare Catalan alfabètic (1803), Spanish alfabético (1527), Portuguese alfabético (1712), Italian alfabetico (1598 in Florio). Compare earlier alphabet n., alphabetical adj.Compare also Dutch alfabetisch (1717 as alfabetisch), German alphabetisch (1536 or earlier), Swedish alfabetisk (1729 as alphabetisk), Danish alfabetisk (1747). 1. Arranged in an order corresponding to that of the alphabet; alphabetical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > in alphabetical order alphabetical1543 abecedary1580 alphabetic1642 abecedarian1646 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell iii. 38 In reading hee must couch in a faire Alphabetique paperbook the notablest occurences. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. iv. lii. §16 The clerks of the bills are ordained to make an alphabetic inventory of bills refused or sisted. 1747 W. Warburton Wks. Shakespear I. Pref. p. xvi I had it once, indeed, in my Design, to give a general alphabetic Glossary of these Terms. 1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus 306 After the alphabetic catalogue, other arrangements of the same authors take place. 1830 D. K. Sandford tr. F. Thiersch Greek Gram. 237 We require an alphabetic catalogue of those verbs in which a manifold anomaly appears. 1880 Times 10 Apr. 8/4 A word of gratitude is also due to Mr. Hird's Index, but he should complete it, in the next edition, by an alphabetic list of all words touched on in the text. 1922 Amer. Schoolmaster 15 Nov. 356/2 We must register a word of regret that there is no alphabetic index of authors. 1973 Developmental Psychol. 9 266/1 Alphabetic and rank-order listings of the ngrams..were also produced. 2000 Locus Aug. 47/2 The book..consists of a series of historical overview essays followed by bibliographical or filmographical alphabetic entries. 2. Of, relating to, or employing an alphabet; employing or consisting of letters as opposed to syllabic characters, pictographs, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > alphabet > [adjective] alphabetary1569 alphabetical1578 alphabetic1710 alphabetiform1893 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 147 That alphabetick Engine call'd the Press. 1711 J. Spotiswood Form of Process 124 The Clerk is ordain'd to make a Minut Book, both of Past and Refused Bills, by the Alphabetick order of the Parties Sirnames. 1741 H. Coventry Philemon to Hydaspes 81 The Author probably had his Eye upon Alphabetic writing in his own time. a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) I. 281 Enur'd to alphabetic toils. 1860 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. ii. 31 The visible language of written alphabetic characters. 1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 19 It is alleged that the Egyptians never actually achieved complete alphabetic writing. 1901 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 21 238 Was it phonetic, syllabic, alphabetic, ad verbum, or phraseographic? 1949 E. C. Berkeley Giant Brains iv. 54 Numeric codes can be sorted faster than alphabetic codes. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 20/2 One of the three versions of the text used a much simpler cuneiform script with only around forty characters, which scholars soon realized must be alphabetic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1642
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