Thesaurus: abecedary

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1. a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
2. n. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
3. 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. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.] Fuller.
4. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.]Fuller.
5. a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. n. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.