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English

Alternative forms

• abecedary

Etymology

From Late Latin abecedarius (from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius). Equivalent to abecedary +? -an. Compare abecedary.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /e?.bi?.si??d??.??.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi?si?d?.?i.?n/, /?e?.bi?si?dæ?.i.?n/

Noun

abecedarian (plural abecedarians)

1. Someone who is learning the alphabet. [Early 17^th century.]
2. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning. [Early 17^th century.]
3. (archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning. [Early 17^th century.]
4. (rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Adjective

abecedarian (comparative more abecedarian, superlative most abecedarian)

1. (now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary. [Mid 17^th century.]
2. Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets. [Mid 17^th century.]
3. Arranged in an alphabetical manner. [Mid 17^th century.]
4. Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.

Derived terms

References

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi.?si.?dæ?.i.?/

Noun

abecedaria

1. plural of abecedarium

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantive from abeced?rius (“alphabetical”).

Noun

abeced?ria f (genitive abeced?riae); first declension

1. An elementary instruction.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Etymology 2

Noun

abeced?ria

1. nominative plural of abeced?rium
2. accusative plural of abeced?rium
3. vocative plural of abeced?rium

Related terms

• abeced?rium
• abeced?rius