Let the dog in!

noun:
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.

adjective:
1. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
2. Arranged alphabetically.
3. Rudimentary; elementary.

Lorraine Heggessey and executive producer Jeremy Mills adroitly tapped into a national obsession at exactly the right time, presenting the topic in a way that appealed to experts and abecedarians alike.
– Victor Lewis-Smith, “Lords of the mobile dance”, The Evening Standard, June 11, 2001

Abecedarian derives from Latin abecedarius, from the first four letters of the alphabet.

Isn’t this word great? It’s a little long for my Scrabble game, but turns out, our house is full of these! It sounds like a word Big Bird made up.

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