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abecedary

/ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː.də.ɹi/US/ˌeɪ.biˈsi.dɚ.i/

abecedary noun: the alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.

Noun

abecedary (plural 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 […]2014 July 18, Caity Weaver, “My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers”, in Gawker, archived from the original on 16 May 2022
  2. One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian.

Adjective

abecedary (not comparable)

  1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.

abecedary meaning in Urdu

abecedary in Urdu

the alphabet
حُرُوْفِ اَبْجَد ḥurūf-e abjad, حُرُوْفِ اَلِف ḥurūf-e alif

Forms of abecedary

pluralabecedaries

Origin of abecedary

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.

From Late Latin abecedārius. Doublet of abecedarius.

Questions about abecedary

What does abecedary mean?
Abecedary means the alphabet, written out in a teaching book, or carved on a wall; a primer; abecedarium.
What is abecedary in Urdu?
Abecedary in Urdu is حُرُوْفِ اَبْجَد (ḥurūf-e abjad), حُرُوْفِ اَلِف (ḥurūf-e alif). See Abecedary meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is abecedary?
Abecedary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce abecedary?
Abecedary is pronounced /ˌeɪ.biːˈsiː.də.ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of abecedary?
The plural of abecedary is abecedaries.

Words near abecedary in the dictionary

  1. abecedaries
  2. abecedarii
  3. abecedarium
  4. abecedarius
  5. abecedariuses
  6. abecedary
  7. abecediaries
  8. abecediary
  9. abecedism
  10. abecedisms
  11. abed

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