1. The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer.
ADJECTIVE
1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical.
“I saved my children’s abecedaries, and I hope to pass them along to my grandchildren.”
“My mother embroidered a beautiful abecedary for the nursery walls.”
“Please make sure all of the records are organized in abecedary order by last name.”
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In Medieval Latin, an abecedarium was what we would now call an “ABC book.” When it entered English, “abecedary” referred to anything that had the alphabet written out for teaching — later on, this was called a “primer.” …
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