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abecedarian

abecedarian

9.9
Arranged in alphabetical order to help children learn letters
  • adjective
  • /ˌeɪbiːsɪˈdɛəriən/
translation icon : alfabético

Examples

  • But he's wrong; it is inexpiably abecedarian and hackneyed.

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  • The teacher arranged the students' names in abecedarian order for the class roster.

  • The child learned the alphabet with the help of an abecedarian book that listed words from A to Z.

  • In the library, the books were organized in abecedarian order to help beginners find them easily.

Synonyms

alphabetical
vsabecedarian
19 2.4

Arranged in the order of letters in the alphabet

is applied mainly when teaching letters to beginners or children
alphabetic
vsabecedarian
1 3.0

Arranged in the order of letters, like A then B then C

is used particularly for teaching beginners learning the alphabet
alphabetized
vsabecedarian
  • US
3.3

Put in order from A to Z

is used especially for beginners and children learning the alphabet

Surface Forms

abecedarian positive

Morphology

abecedarian = abecedary (semi-transparent) = abeced + arian

The relation to an 'abecedary' (alphabet-related) is present but the combining form 'abeced-' and the full form are uncommon, so the morphological structure is only partially obvious to many learners.

Etymology

Abecedarian comes from an old Latin name made from the letters A B C D, like the simple ABC you learn first. So it means 'alphabetical' or arranged in the order of the letters.