abecedarian
nounEtymology
From Late Latin abecedarius (from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius). Equivalent to abecedary + -an. Compare abecedary.
- derived from abecedarius
Definitions
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
An elementary student, a novice
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
- A man may alwaies continue his studie, but not schooling. O fond-foolish for an old man to be ever an Abcedarian [translating abecedaire].
Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet
Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
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A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
- Abecedarian verses are chanted stichoi/stichera verses in which the first letter of each verse follows an alphabetical order.[…]The Amomos, an abecedarian, is the longest psalm in the Psalter[…].
- An Abecedarian is any poem constrained by alphabetical order.
Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies
Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and…
A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from obtaining salvation.
- Behind the stable doors, where competitors frenziedly shine tack and polish hooves, Donna McNulty busies herself with her horse, Abecedarian.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for abecedarian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA