Abecedarian

n.	1.	One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
	2.	One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
a.	1.	Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. Abecedarian psalms etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. - Hook.

Noun	1.	abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
	2.	Abecedarian - a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
Adj.	1.	abecedarian - alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)

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