Definition of ABECEDARY

abecedary

Meanings

Plural: abecedaries

Noun

  • The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
  • One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.

Adj

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

Origin / 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.

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