abecedarian
Meanings
Plural: abecedarians
Noun
- a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
- a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
- Someone who is learning the alphabet.
- An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
- Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
- A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
Adjective Satellite
- alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
Adj
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin abecedarius (from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius). Equivalent to abecedary + -an. Compare abecedary.
Scrabble Score: 16
abecedarian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordabecedarian is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abecedarian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
abecedarian is a valid Words With Friends word