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abecedarium

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

noun

plural

abecedaria

  1. a primer, especially for teaching the alphabet.

Etymology

Origin of abecedarium

From Medieval Latin

Example Sentences

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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

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