abecedarian

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone who is learning the alphabet.
2. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
3. (archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
4. (rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

Adj

1. (archaic) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
2. Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
3. Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
4. Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.

Synonyms

alphabetical

alphabetic

abecedary

elementary

elemental

newbie

novice

primary

rookie

starter

tiro

tyro

beginner

🔰

apprentice

initiate

Translations

abécédaire

abecedarius

alphabétique

alphabetisch

alfabético

alfabetico

alfabético

alfabetisch

alfabètic

alfabética

αλφαβητικός

ألِفْبَائِيّ

ابجدي

Abc-Schütze

abbecedario

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪ.biː.siːˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/

Etymology

From Late Latin abecedarius (from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius). Equivalent to abecedary + -an. Compare abecedary.