abecedary
AmericanEtymology
Origin of abecedary
1570–80; < Late Latin abecedārius ( a + be + ce + d ( e ) + -ārius -ary )
Example Sentences
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Raffles’s previous studies of the natural world include “In Amazonia,” a history of the rainforest, and “Insectopedia,” a puckish abecedary of the insect world.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2020
In this abecedary of politically minded essays, a critic and poet plumbs the meanings of newly urgent words: agitate, decency, justice.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
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