abecedarian
1abe·ce·dar·i·an
noun \ˌā-bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈder-ē-ən\Definition of ABECEDARIAN
: one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)
Examples of ABECEDARIAN
- <abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side>
Origin of ABECEDARIAN
Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d
First Known Use: 1603
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Related Words: boot; amateur, dabbler, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer
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