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abecedary

noun
/ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː.də.ɹi/UK/ˌeɪ.biˈsi.dɚ.i/US

Etymology

From Middle English abscedary, from Medieval Latin abecedārium (“alphabet, ABC primer”), from Late Latin abecedārius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -ārius. Doublet of abecedarium.

  1. derived from abecedārius
  2. derived from abecedārium
  3. inherited from abscedary

Definitions

  1. The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall

    The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.

    • I finish writing the alphabet on both napkins. There's room for more abecedaries, but […]

  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject

    One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.

  3. Referring to the alphabet

    Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for abecedary. 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