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One who is learning the rudiments of something (such as the alphabet); A 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge.

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  • In a wider sense the name acrostic is applied to alphabetical or "abecedarian" poems.
  • I especially like her long abecedarian of “shadow georgics.”
  • I have a little abecedarian story about language illustrated by Andrew Drilon.
  • Monday, September 08, 2003 someone who writes a book about ABCs is an abecedarian
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