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abecedary

American

[ey-bee-see-duh-ree] / ˌeɪ biˈsi də ri /

noun

abecedarian.
abecedarium.

adjective

abecedarian.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

abecedaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of abecedary

1570–80; < Late Latin abecedārius ( a + be + ce + d ( e ) + -ārius -ary )

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