A to Z

See also: a to z and from A to Z

English

Alternative forms

• a to z

Noun

A to Z (countable and uncountable, plural A to Zs)

1. (British English) Any of a set of street maps of most British towns and cities; properly the Geographer's A–Z Street Atlas.

   I always keep a small set of A to Zs in the car.

2. (uncountable) All facts related to a subject
   • 1994, Theresa Funiciello, Tyranny of Kindness‎^[1], →ISBN, page 61:

     They arrived laden with government reports, books, and assorted papers on the A to Z of welfare […]

3. (often in titles) An encyclopedic or comprehensive guide.

   The A to Z of Typesetting

Adverb

A to Z (not comparable)

1. Alphabetical order; lexical order.

   The listings run A to Z.

2. From beginning to the end.
3. Over the entirety; completely.

Synonyms

• alpha to omega
• from A to Z
• from aardvark to zymurgy

Translations

Alphabetical order

• Estonian: A-st Y-ni
• Georgian: ანიდან ჰოემდე (anidan hoemde)
• Swedish: A till Ö

References

• Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “A to Z”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.