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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
{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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abecedarian
adj 1: of elementary education; "a basal reader"; "children in the
beginning reading classes"; "the primary grades" [syn:
{basal}, {basic}, {beginning(a)}, {primary}]
2: in alphabetical order [syn: {alphabetical}]
3: alphabetically arranged
n : a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
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