Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abecedarian \A`be*ce*da"ri*an\, n. [L. abecedarius. A word from
the first four letters of the alphabet.]
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
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2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. --Wood.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abecedarian \A`be*ce*da"ri*an\, Abecedary \A`be*ce"da*ry\, a.
Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet;
alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
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{Abecedarian psalms}, {hymns}, etc., compositions in which
(like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or
verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.
--Hook.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abecedarian
adj 1: alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
n 1: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
2: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who
had an absolute disdain for human knowledge