abecedary
abecedary 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.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.
- 2.A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.] Fuller.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedarian
- academic
- academy
- affix
- alma
- alphabet
- alphabetical
- ambo
- amphitheater
- anagram
- anagrammatism
- and
- art
- auditorium
- boarding
- book
- box
- cathedra
- chair
- character
- christcross-row
- cipher
- class
- college
- collegiate
- consonant
- continuation
- convent
- creche
- cyclopedia
- day
- denominational
- dental
- desk
- dictionary
- digraph
- diphthong
- dissyllable
- educational
- encyclopedia
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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