abecedary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Latin abecedarius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius
[edit] Noun
abecedary (plural abecedaries)
- The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall
- (rare) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
