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Word of the Week: Abecedarian

12.03.2006

a?be?ce?dar?i?an [ey-bee-see-dair-ee-uhn]

 

–noun
1. a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet.

2. a beginner in any field of learning.

–adjective
 3. of or pertaining to the alphabet.

4. arranged in alphabetical order.

5. rudimentary; elementary; primary.

Also, abecedary.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < ML abecedāriānus. See abecedary, -an]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.

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