alphabetarian
/ˌæl.fə.bəˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌæl.fə.bəˈtɛɹi.ən/
alphabetarian noun: one who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
Noun
alphabetarian (plural alphabetarians)
- One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
- A novice or ignoramus.
- The archbishop was derided in ballads as an "alphabetarian," who had burnt books which he could not read.1873, James Craigie Robertson, History of the Christian Church: A.D. 64-1517
- I know also from experience that when an alphabetarian allows himself to use diacritical accents, he multiplies them excessively...1867, Philological Society, Transactions of the Philological Society
alphabetarian meaning in Tamil
alphabetarian in Tamil
- நெடுங்கணக்குப் படிக்கத் தொடங்குபவர், தொடக்கநிலை மாணவர்
Forms of alphabetarian
| plural | alphabetarians |
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Origin of alphabetarian
From alphabet + -arian.
Words that rhyme with alphabetarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
- antilapsarian
Questions about alphabetarian
- What does alphabetarian mean?
- Alphabetarian means one who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
- What is alphabetarian in Tamil?
- Alphabetarian in Tamil is நெடுங்கணக்குப் படிக்கத் தொடங்குபவர், தொடக்கநிலை மாணவர். See Alphabetarian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alphabetarian?
- Alphabetarian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alphabetarian?
- Alphabetarian is pronounced /ˌæl.fə.bəˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alphabetarian?
- The plural of alphabetarian is alphabetarians.
Words near alphabetarian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alphabetarian (page history and authors); alphabetarian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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