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abécédaire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abecedarian noun Someone who is learning the alphabet.
  • alphabetical adj Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.
  • primer noun A short introductory book or guide covering the basics of a subject.

Senses

abécédaire is used for these senses in English:

  • Abecedarian (historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]
  • alphabetical According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

abecedarian — full definition

  1. noun Someone who is learning the alphabet.
  2. noun An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
  3. noun Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
  4. noun A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

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