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Webster 1913 Edition

Abecedary

{

Aˊbe-ce-da′ri-an

,

Aˊbe-ce′da-ry

, }
Adj.
Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
Abecedarian psalms
,
hymns
,
etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.
Hook.

Aˊbe-ce′da-ry

,
Noun.
A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.
[R.]
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abecedary

ABECE'DARY

,
Adj.
Pertaining to, or formed by the letters of the alphabet.

Definition 2024

abecedary

abecedary

English

Noun

abecedary ‎(plural abecedaries)

  1. (rare) The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [Late 16th century.][1]

Translations

Adjective

abecedary ‎(not comparable)

  1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

Etymology

From Middle English, abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium ‎(“alphabet, primer”), from Late Latin abecedarius ‎(“of the alphabet”), formed from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius.

The sense "primer, abecearium" is from Medieval Latin abecedarium ‎(“alphabet, primer”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.biː.ˈsiː.də.i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.dɚ.i/, /ˌeɪ.bi.ˈsi.də.ɹi/

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