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abecedary¹

  • /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː.də.ɹi/ UK
  • /ˌeɪ.biˈsi.dɚ.i/ US
  • /ˌeɪ.biˈsi.də.ɹi/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun abecedaries

  1. rare The alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium. I finish writing the alphabet on both napkins. There's room for more abecedaries, but […]
  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.

abecedary²

  • /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː.də.ɹi/ UK
  • /ˌeɪ.biˈsi.dɚ.i/ US
  • /ˌeɪ.biˈsi.də.ɹi/ US

Where it comes from

From Late Latin abecedārius. Doublet of abecedarius.

adjective

  1. not comparable Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.

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noun the alphabet

Españolabecedario
Portuguêsabecedário
Românăalfabet

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"abecedary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abecedary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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abecedary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abecedary

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"abecedary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abecedary.

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@misc{abecedary_2026,
  title = {abecedary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abecedary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}