See Also: abecedary(dictionary)

abecedary (iou)



abecedary noun & adjective. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Sense A.1 from medieval Latin abecedarium, senses A.2 and B. from late Latin abecedarius; from the names of the letters a, b, c, d: see -ARY1.]
A. noun.
A book containing the alphabet; a primer. Long rare. LME.
= ABECEDARIAN noun. L16.
b. adjective. = ABECEDARIAN adjective. L16.