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- verb chiefly UK To
arrange items (i.e.words ) inorder of the first (and subsequent) letters as they appear in thealphabet (i.e. the standard list A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z). - verb Alternative spelling of
alphabetize .
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- verb arrange in alphabetical order
Etymologies
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Examples
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All the paperwork was still in boxes and it took me twenty minutes of organising before I managed to alphabetise you.
Crown-of-thorns Rachel J. Fenton 2012
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There are so many things wrong with the idea of the man creche I'm tempted to alphabetise them.
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I don't alphabetise at the moment but I do keep author and genres together.
Book Chick City Book Chick City 2009
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For more, check out how reader Jeff uses his bookmarks as a set of daily reminders, learn how to alphabetise your bookmarks, or read about the art of keyword bookmarking.
Save Firefox Bookmark Searches To Create Dynamic Folders | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I have started to alphabetise my books that I have uploaded in some kind of odd way that will hopefully make sense upon shelving, with my odd bookshelves.
September 12th, 2006 mynxii 2006
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I do alphabetise my spice rack, but at least I don't own one single cardigan.
Stephen's Lighthouse: You might be a librarian if . . . 2008
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Updated to say, I can't believe I forgot to mention the most exciting thing of all: I'm going to alphabetise my files!
Archive 2006-11-01 StyleyGeek 2006
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Updated to say, I can't believe I forgot to mention the most exciting thing of all: I'm going to alphabetise my files!
He says I have a warped concept of "fun" StyleyGeek 2006
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When it comes to lists (e.g. categories or platforms), please alphabetise (unless you know the specific release dates of the games, then listing them in release date order is probably better);
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When it comes to lists (e.g. categories or platforms), please alphabetise (unless you know the specific release dates of the games, then listing them in release date order is probably better);
Tolkien Gateway - Recent changes [en] Ederchil 2010
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