Part 345

<i>Abp. Sancroft.</i>

<h1>Alphabetic, Alphabetical</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al`pha*bet"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alphab\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; <as>as, <ex>alphabetic</ex> characters, writing, languages, arrangement</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Literal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Alphabetical</i> servility."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Alphabetically</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.</def>

<h1>Alphabetics</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`pha*bet"ics</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.</def>

<h1>Alphabetism</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"pha*bet*ism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet.</def>

<i>Encyc. Brit.</i>

<h1>Alphabetize</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"pha*bet*ize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To arrange alphabetically; <as>as, to <ex>alphabetize</ex> a list of words</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To furnish with an alphabet.</def>

<h1>Al-phitomancy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al-phit"o*man`cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ barley meal + -<ets>mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alphitomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of barley meal.</def>

<i>Knowles.</i>

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<h1>Alphonsine</h1> <Xpage=44>

<hw>Al*phon"sine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284).</def>

<cs><col>Alphonsine tables</col>, <cd>astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise.</cd></cs>

<i>Whewell.</i>

<h1>Alpigene</h1> <Xpage=44>

<hw>Al"pi*gene</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> Alps + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Growing in Alpine regions.</def>

<h1>Alpine</h1> <Xpage=44>

<hw>Al"pine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpinus</ets>, fr. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps: cf. F. <ets>Alpin</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; <as>as, <ex>Alpine</ex> snows; <ex>Alpine</ex> plants.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Like the Alps; lofty.</def> "Gazing up an <i>Alpine</i> height."