"abecedary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/ [US], /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abecedary.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Late Latin abecedārius. Doublet of abecedarius. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|abecedārius}} Late Latin abecedārius, {{doublet|en|abecedarius}} Doublet of abecedarius Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} abecedary (not comparable)
  1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: Abecedarian, abecedarian
    Sense id: en-abecedary-en-adj-SZdvV85l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/ [US], /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abecedary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abecedaries [plural]
Etymology: 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. Doublet of abecedarium. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abscedary}} Middle English abscedary, {{der|en|ML.|abecedārium||alphabet, ABC primer}} Medieval Latin abecedārium (“alphabet, ABC primer”), {{der|en|LL.|abecedārius||of the alphabet}} Late Latin abecedārius (“of the alphabet”), {{m|la|-ārius|}} -ārius, {{doublet|en|abecedarium}} Doublet of abecedarium Head templates: {{en-noun}} abecedary (plural abecedaries)
  1. (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. Tags: rare Translations (the alphabet): abecedari [masculine] (Catalan), beceroles [feminine, plural] (Catalan), alfabet [neuter] (Dutch), abc [neuter] (Dutch), abecedário [masculine] (Portuguese), alfabet [neuter] (Romanian), abecedario [masculine] (Spanish), حُرُوْفِ اَبْجَد (ḥurūf-e abjad) [feminine] (Urdu), حُرُوْفِ اَلِف (ḥurūf-e alif) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-abecedary-en-noun-G~-8TXv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 51 28 Disambiguation of 'the alphabet': 61 39
  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.
    Sense id: en-abecedary-en-noun-ksjz3QAi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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