"alphabetically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: alphabetical + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|alphabetical|ly}} alphabetical + -ly
  1. In order of the alphabet.
    Sense id: simple-alphabetically-en-adv-mHakfOnm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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