What does "alphabetical order" mean?

The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.

Alphabetical order

Common synonyms include: a to z order, alphabetic character, alphabetic order, alphabetic sequence, alphabetic system, alphabetic systems.

noun

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Noun

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The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet. uncountable, usually
"The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order."

"The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order."