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alphabetization

noun
al路​pha路​bet路​i路​za路​tion | \ 藢al-f蓹-藢be-t蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce alphabetization (audio) \

Definition of alphabetization

1 : the act or process of alphabetizing
2 : an alphabetically arranged series, list, or file

Examples of alphabetization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 At that time, Brittany was seen as a region resistant to the French Revolution, where de-Christianization, alphabetization, and urbanization happened later than elsewhere. — Jean-marie Pottier, Slate Magazine, "Macron Country," 9 May 2017

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First Known Use of alphabetization

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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