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Today's Word "abecedarian"

Rudimentary or elementary on

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abecedarian \ ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn \ (noun) - 1 : One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner. 2 : One engaged in teaching the alphabet.

(adjective) - 1 : Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet. 2 : Arranged alphabetically. 3 : Rudimentary; elementary.

"The approach may seem abecedarian today, but his was among the first endeavors of the sort." -- Jennifer Liese, 'ArtForum'

 

Abecedarian derives from Latin abecedarius, from the first four letters of the alphabet.


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