different between alphabetical vs abecedary

English

Etymology

From alphabetic +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æl.f??b?t.?.k?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ælf??b?t?k?l/
• Hyphenation: al?pha?bet?ic?al

Adjective

alphabetical (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
2. According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

3. (obsolete) literal

Derived terms

• alphabetical order
• alphabetically

Related terms

• alphabet
• alphabetize

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium (“alphabet, ABC primer”), from Late Latin abecedarius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi?.?si?.d?.?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi.?si.d?.i/, /?e?.bi.?si.d?.?i/

Noun

abecedary (plural abecedaries)

1. (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. [from 1350 to 1470]
2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [from late 16^th century]

Translations

Adjective

abecedary (not comparable)

1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

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