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abecedarium

American  
[ay-bee-see-dair-ee-uhm] / ˌeɪ bi siˈdɛər i əm /

noun

  • abecedaria
    plural
  1. An image of the word abecedarium as defined by a primer, especially for teaching the alphabet.

    a primer, especially for teaching the alphabet.


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Etymology

Origin of abecedarium

From Medieval Latin

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Rather than follow the Anglocentric pattern of apple, ball and cat, it looks across a wide variety of languages to create a new abecedarium.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

In its earliest form, as it appears in inscriptions on various articles found in Schleswig and in Scandinavian countries, it consisted of twenty-four letters, all of which occur in abecedaria in England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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