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Subject: Re: Words in Alphabetical Order
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Date: Thu, 7-Jul-83 14:18:32 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  7 14:18:32 1983
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According to Dmitri Borgmann, author of "Beyond Language," there is
an eight-letter word in alphabetical order.  Although he does not cite
a specific dictionary, he claims that "aegilops" is an acceptable alternate
spelling for "egilops" (whatever that is -- there's no entry for it in
either my American Heritage Dictionary or my department secretary's
Webster's Collegiate).