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3 definitions found 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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