"A to Z" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} A to Z (not comparable)
  1. Alphabetical order; lexical order. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Alphabetical order): A-st Y-ni (Estonian), ანიდან ჰოემდე (anidan hoemde) (Georgian), A till Ö (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-adv-vw2wdz-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 4 15 27 2 2 Disambiguation of 'Alphabetical order': 92 1 7
  2. From beginning to the end. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-adv-GnETBe5m
  3. Over the entirety; completely. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-adv-mRF4uwxw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alpha to omega, aardvark to zymurgy

Noun

Forms: A to Zs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} A to Z (countable and uncountable, plural A to Zs)
  1. (British English) Any of a set of street maps of most British towns and cities; properly the Geographer's A–Z Street Atlas. Tags: British, English, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Reference works Synonyms: a to z
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-noun-Lak-AzQa Disambiguation of Reference works: 29 2 15 45 5 4
  2. (uncountable) All facts related to a subject Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-noun-YCZBtl06
  3. (often in titles) An encyclopedic or comprehensive guide. Tags: countable, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-A_to_Z-en-noun-naoI0bV1

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