abecedarium
/ˌeɪbɪsiːˈdɛːrɪəm/noun
1The alphabet; especially (in early use) the Roman alphabet as opposed to the Greek; (in later use) an alphabet belonging to an ancient writing system, or an inscription of this.
2In the work of British economist and logician W. S. Jevons: the series of possible combinations of letters in a system for solving logical problems; (also) the mechanical device invented by Jevons for generating and displaying these combinations.
3An alphabetical wordbook or wordlist, usually elementary; especially a primer for teaching the basics of reading and spelling.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin abecedarium abecedary; compare -arium.
- kick up one's heels
- kicky
- kid
- kid brother
- kidder
- Kidderminster
- Kidderminster carpet
- kiddie
- kiddie porn
- kiddies' pool
- kiddies pool
- kiddie tax
- kiddiewink
- kiddingly
- kiddle
- small drink
- small end
- phrenesis
- phrenic
- phrenicectomy
- phrenic nerve
- phrenicocolic ligament
- phrenico-exairesis
- phrenicoexeresis
- phrenicolienal ligament