 3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abecedarian \A'be*ce*da"ri*an\, Abecedary \A'be*ce"da*ry\, adjective
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abecedary \A'be*ce"da*ry\, noun
A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.]
--Fuller.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "abecedary":
abecedarium, alphabet book, and arithmetic, battledore, casebook,
elementary education, elements, exercise book, first steps, gradus,
grammar, hornbook, initiation, introduction, manual,
manual of instruction, primer, propaedeutic, reader, reading,
rudiments, schoolbook, speller, spelling book, t, text, workbook,
writing
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