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ABECEDARIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Abecedarian" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A novice learning the rudiments of some subject
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abecedarian" is a kind of...):
beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
Classified under:
Similar:
alphabetic; alphabetical (arranged in order according to the alphabet)
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