abecedarian

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a·be·ce·dar·i·an

(ā′bē-sē-dâr′ē-ən)

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.

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

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abecedarian

(ˌeɪbiːsiːˈdɛərɪən)

a person who is learning the alphabet or the rudiments of a subject

adj

alphabetically arranged

[C17: from Late Latin abecedarius, from the letters a, b, c, d]

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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.

abecedarian

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

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Noun	1.	abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject beginner, 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 knowledge religious 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

noun

One who is just starting to learn or do something:

beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot, tyro.

Slang: rookie.

Translations

alphabétique primaire

abbecedario

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