abecedarian meaning

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abecedarian (noun): a novice learning the rudiments of some subject.

abecedarian has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

abecedarian as a noun

  1. a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

    Type of: novice

  2. a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

    Type of: sect

abecedarian as an adjective

  1. alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)

    Similar: alphabetic

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in AN · 11-letter words

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