2 entries under this word

Abecedarian

Ā'be-çe-dā'ri-an, n.

noun

n. [A word formed from the first four letters of the alphabet.] One who teaches or learns the letters of the alphabet. Cockerman.

Ā/be-çē'da-ry or Ā/be-çē-dā'ri-an, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet. Abecedarian psalms, hymns, &c., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm) distinct portions have the verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook.