unalphabeticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnalfəˈbɛtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌənˌælfəˈbɛdək(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and alphabetical adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, alphabetical adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + alphabetical adj. In sense 1 after ancient Greek ἀναλϕάβητος illiterate (see analphabet adj.).

†1. Unlettered, unlearned, poorly educated. Obsolete.

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?1609 J. Healey tr. Bp. J. Hall Discouery New World i. v. 81 They are the veriest Lack-latines, and the most Vn-alphabeticall raggabashes that euer bred lowse [L. homuli plane rudes, ἀναλϕάβητοι].

1676 Char. Quack-doctor 1 To be either a Fool, or a Physitian, apply'd to him, makes a Distinction without a Difference, for this Unalphabetical Cheat, clames both Titles.

2. Not arranged in alphabetical order; not using an alphabet; = non-alphabetic adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unalphabetical, not alphabetical.

1820 M. M'Dermot New & Impartial Hist. Ireland I. 137 His sounds are..broken and diversified, in order to adapt them to the unalphabetical combination of his ideas.

1863 London Q. Rev. Apr. 200/2 A survey of encyclopædias of unalphabetical arrangement would carry us over a much wider expanse of time.

1930 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 152 58/1 The unalphabetical nature of the language [sc. Chinese], which makes the filing of words, phrases, titles of books, and names of people and places..a difficult problem.

1966 Balkan Stud. 7 181 The listing..is somewhat indiscriminate and unalphabetical.

2001 L. Greenlaw Mary George of Allnorthover 42 The arrangement was subtle, unalphabetical, and subject to change.

3. Of a character, symbol, etc.: not forming part of an alphabet; = non-alphabetic adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1856 G. Brown Inst. Eng. Gram. (rev. ed.) i. i. 22 Ten repetitions of the same letter with a different sound, and six combinations of different letters, making sixteen unalphabetical items.

1885 E. J. Dukes Everyday Life in China ix. 165 The arbitrary and unalphabetical hieroglyphics that form the written medium of the language.

1930 R. Paget Human Speech xiii. 254 Such unalphabetical articulations as a yawn, a hiccough, a wheezing cough, [etc.].

1990 M. Metteer tr. F. A. Kittler Disc. Networks 1800 / 1900 i. 8 German Poetry does not begin with the magic testing of unalphabetical signs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unalphabetical
释义	unalphabeticaladj. Brit. /ˌʌnalfəˈbɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənˌælfəˈbɛdək(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and alphabetical adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, alphabetical adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + alphabetical adj. In sense 1 after ancient Greek ἀναλϕάβητος illiterate (see analphabet adj.). †1. Unlettered, unlearned, poorly educated. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1609 J. Healey tr. Bp. J. Hall Discouery New World i. v. 81 They are the veriest Lack-latines, and the most Vn-alphabeticall raggabashes that euer bred lowse [L. homuli plane rudes, ἀναλϕάβητοι]. 1676 Char. Quack-doctor 1 To be either a Fool, or a Physitian, apply'd to him, makes a Distinction without a Difference, for this Unalphabetical Cheat, clames both Titles. 2. Not arranged in alphabetical order; not using an alphabet; = non-alphabetic adj. 1. ΚΠ 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unalphabetical, not alphabetical. 1820 M. M'Dermot New & Impartial Hist. Ireland I. 137 His sounds are..broken and diversified, in order to adapt them to the unalphabetical combination of his ideas. 1863 London Q. Rev. Apr. 200/2 A survey of encyclopædias of unalphabetical arrangement would carry us over a much wider expanse of time. 1930 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 152 58/1 The unalphabetical nature of the language [sc. Chinese], which makes the filing of words, phrases, titles of books, and names of people and places..a difficult problem. 1966 Balkan Stud. 7 181 The listing..is somewhat indiscriminate and unalphabetical. 2001 L. Greenlaw Mary George of Allnorthover 42 The arrangement was subtle, unalphabetical, and subject to change. 3. Of a character, symbol, etc.: not forming part of an alphabet; = non-alphabetic adj. 2. ΚΠ 1856 G. Brown Inst. Eng. Gram. (rev. ed.) i. i. 22 Ten repetitions of the same letter with a different sound, and six combinations of different letters, making sixteen unalphabetical items. 1885 E. J. Dukes Everyday Life in China ix. 165 The arbitrary and unalphabetical hieroglyphics that form the written medium of the language. 1930 R. Paget Human Speech xiii. 254 Such unalphabetical articulations as a yawn, a hiccough, a wheezing cough, [etc.]. 1990 M. Metteer tr. F. A. Kittler Disc. Networks 1800 / 1900 i. 8 German Poetry does not begin with the magic testing of unalphabetical signs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1609
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