abecedarian
abecedarian is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One engaged in teaching the alphabet. Wood.
- 2.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedary
- adviser
- affix
- alphabet
- alphabetarian
- alphabetical
- alumnus
- amateur
- anagram
- anagrammatism
- and
- apostle
- apprentice
- articled
- auditor
- bear
- beginner
- catechumen
- chalk
- character
- chela
- christcross-row
- cipher
- class
- clergy
- clerk
- coach
- college
- condisciple
- consonant
- crammer
- dame
- debutant
- dental
- digraph
- diphthong
- director
- disciple
- disciplinarian
- dissyllable
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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