Definitions
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- adjective UK Arranged in
alphabetical order. - adjective Alternative spelling of
alphabetized . - verb UK Simple past tense and past participle of
alphabetise . - verb Alternative spelling of
alphabetized .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having been put in alphabetical order
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Examples
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Individual entries are now barely worth documenting, and the phenomenon is best appreciated in bulk through websites such as the Daily Mail Oncological Ontology Project and Kill Or Cure, with its alphabetised list: from almonds, apples and artificial light; through horseradish, hot drinks and housework; to wasabi, water, watercress and more.
The Daily Mail cancer story that torpedoes itself in paragraph 19 Ben Goldacre 2010
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They hang above my desk, alphabetised and descending.
Numberplate 2010
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One small corner of the shelving housed dozens of CD-ROMs, floppies and manuals, but the rest of the space was taken up with literally hundreds of alphabetised A4 manila folders, coloured name tags on all of the top right-hand corners.
It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010
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When I'd shelved some books and tidied the tables, I chose a section, and I re-alphabetised it!
Archive 2009-01-01 StyleyGeek 2009
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When I'd shelved some books and tidied the tables, I chose a section, and I re-alphabetised it!
Ah yes, people asking me to work for free: must be Wednesday StyleyGeek 2009
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And then my mum came to visit and alphabetised the whole lot while I was out.
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As it is I'm a little ashamed that I sat down and created my own categorised, alphabetised index for it, confirming that I am now a real dorky librarian.
Pistachio, yoghurt & cardamom cake, with lime syrup Niki 2005
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As it is I'm a little ashamed that I sat down and created my own categorised, alphabetised index for it, confirming that I am now a real dorky librarian.
Archive 2005-10-01 Niki 2005
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One small corner of the shelving housed dozens of CD-ROMs, floppies and manuals, but the rest of the space was taken up with literally hundreds of alphabetised A4 manila folders, coloured name tags on all of the top right-hand corners.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2005
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I can bite till my fingers bleed when I get like that but very luckily just then I had a flash of genius I realized I never had alphabetised the freezer had I?
Incendiary Chris Cleave 2005
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