Thesaurus: abecedarian

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1. n. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
2. n. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
3. a. Alt. of Abecedary
4. n. a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
5. adj. alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
6. n. a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
7. 1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro. 2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. Wood. 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.
8. 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) distinctportions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.Hook.
9. n. a novice learning the rudiments of some subject n. a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge s. alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)