Main Entry: ¹abe·ce·dar·i·an

Pronunciation: \ˌā-bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈder-ē-ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d

Date: 1603

: one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)