abecedary
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
- From Middle English, abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium (“alphabet, primer”), from Late Latin abecedarius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius.
- (primer, abecearium): From Medieval Latin abecedarium (“alphabet, primer”).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
(RP) IPA: /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.i/ (US) IPA: /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/, /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/
Noun [edit]
abecedary (plural abecedaries)
- (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]
- One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [Late 16th century.][1]
Translations [edit]
Adjective [edit]
abecedary (not comparable)
- Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:
