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Meaning of abecedarian

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abecedarian

Pronunciation:/eɪ.biː.siːˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən//ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ən/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone who is learning the alphabet.

  2. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.

  3. Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.

  4. A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.

  2. Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.

  3. Arranged in an alphabetical manner.

  4. Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.