abecedary
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.ɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/, /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/
Etymology 1
From Middle English abscedary, from Medieval Latin abecedārium (“alphabet, ABC primer”), from Late Latin abecedārius (“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -ārius.[1] Doublet of abecedarium.
Noun
abecedary (plural abecedaries)
- (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. [from 1350 to 1470][1]
- 2014 July 18, Caity Weaver, “My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers”, in Gawker, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:
- I finish writing the alphabet on both napkins. There's room for more abecedaries, but […]
- One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [from late 16th century][1]
Translations
Etymology 2
From Late Latin abecedārius.[2] Doublet of abecedarius.
Adjective
abecedary (not comparable)
- Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. [First attested in 1580.][2]
Related terms
References
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abecedary”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
- “abecedary, adj. and n.2”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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