Alphabetic

Al`pha`bet´ic

a.	1.	Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.
	2.	Literal.
	3.	in alphabetical order.

Adj.	1.	alphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" Synonyms: alphabetical Antonyms: analphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
	2.	alphabetic - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" Synonyms: alphabetical Antonyms: analphabetic - not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"