abecedarian

a·be·ce·dar·i·an

A0011900 (ā′bē-sē-dâr′ē-ən)n.1. One who teaches or studies the alphabet.2. A beginner; a novice.adj.1. Having to do with the alphabet.2. Being arranged alphabetically.3. Elementary or rudimentary.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin abecedārium, alphabet, from Late Latin abecedārius, alphabetical, from the names of the letters A B C D.]

abecedarian

(ˌeɪbiːsiːˈdɛərɪən) na person who is learning the alphabet or the rudiments of a subjectadjalphabetically arranged[C17: from Late Latin abecedarius, from the letters a, b, c, d]

a•be•ce•dar•i•an

(ˌeɪ bi siˈdɛər i ən)

n. 1. a person learning the letters of the alphabet. 2. a beginner in any field. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the alphabet. 4. arranged in alphabetical order. 5. rudimentary; elementary. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin abecedāriānus= Late Latin abecedāri(us) (a + be + ce + d(e)) + Latin -ānus -an¹]

Abecedarian

a member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect who refused to learn to read, arguing that the guidance of the Holy Spirit was sufficient for the understanding of the Bible.See also: Baptism

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a teacher or learner of an alphabet.See also: Alphabet

abecedarian

A person who is learning the alphabet or the basic elements of a subject.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subjectbeginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
	2.	Abecedarian - a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledgereligious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group
Adj.	1.	abecedarian - alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)alphabetic, alphabetical - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"

abecedarian

nounOne who is just starting to learn or do something:beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot, tyro.Slang: rookie.

Translations

alphabétiqueprimaireabbecedario