non-alphabeticaladj.
/ˌnɒnalfəˈbɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnælfəˈbɛdək(ə)l/ 1. = non-alphabetic adj. 1.
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1874 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 32 It being a non-alphabetical catalogue.
1948 D. Diringer Alphabet 21 The crudest forms of writing..are non-alphabetical.
1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 12 Aug. Now that the brochure is huge and glossy and non-alphabetical.., companies have to fall back on other tried and tested ways of attracting audiences.
2. = non-alphabetic adj. 2.
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1966 Current Anthropol. 7 650/2 It was necessary to employ a few non-alphabetical symbols to comply with limitations inherent in the computer keyboard.
1989 Jrnl. Musicol. 2 240 These non-alphabetical letters were also used in the solmization of the enechemata or intonation formulae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1874- under-and-over
- under-arear
- under-argue
- under-arm
- under-arm deodorant
- under-arm odour
- under-arm razor
- under-arming
- under-bailiff
- under-barber
- under-bark
- under-basal
- under-beadle
- under-beak
- under-beam
- under-being
- under-belly
- under-bevelling
- under-bid
- under-billow
- under-bishop
- under-bishopric
- under-bitted
- under-blade-lurker
- under-blanket