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Kotlin-based LeetCode algorithm problem solutions, regularly updated
953\. Verifying an Alien Dictionary
Easy
In an alien language, surprisingly, they also use English lowercase letters, but possibly in a different `order`. The `order` of the alphabet is some permutation of lowercase letters.
Given a sequence of `words` written in the alien language, and the `order` of the alphabet, return `true` if and only if the given `words` are sorted lexicographically in this alien language.
**Example 1:**
**Input:** words = ["hello","leetcode"], order = "hlabcdefgijkmnopqrstuvwxyz"
**Output:** true
**Explanation:** As 'h' comes before 'l' in this language, then the sequence is sorted.
**Example 2:**
**Input:** words = ["word","world","row"], order = "worldabcefghijkmnpqstuvxyz"
**Output:** false
**Explanation:** As 'd' comes after 'l' in this language, then words[0] > words[1], hence the sequence is unsorted.
**Example 3:**
**Input:** words = ["apple","app"], order = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
**Output:** false
**Explanation:** The first three characters "app" match, and the second string is shorter (in size.) According to lexicographical rules "apple" > "app", because 'l' > '∅', where '∅' is defined as the blank character which is less than any other character ([More info](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order)).
**Constraints:**
* `1 <= words.length <= 100`
* `1 <= words[i].length <= 20`
* `order.length == 26`
* All characters in `words[i]` and `order` are English lowercase letters.