abecedary

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Definition of abecedary in English English dictionary

A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything

The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall

Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary

Variant of abecedarian

{i} study book that starts at the beginning of a subject, the abc's of a subject

Related Terms

An abecedary

abecediary

Hyphenation

a·be·ce·da·ry

Etymology

() Middle English, from Latin abecedarius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius