ABECEDARIAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster In its oldest documented English uses in the early 1600s, abecedarian was a noun meaning "one learning the rudiments of something"; it specifically referred to someone who was learning the alphabet The adjective began appearing in English texts a few decades after the noun
Abecedarian | The Poetry Foundation Related to acrostic, a poem in which the first letter of each line or stanza follows sequentially through the alphabet
Abecedarius - Wikipedia An abecedarius (also abecedary and abecedarian) is a special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the letters in the alphabet [1][2][3][4]
Abecedarian - Academy of American Poets The abecedarian is an ancient poetic form guided by alphabetical order Generally each line or stanza begins with the first letter of the alphabet and is followed by the successive letter, until the final letter is reached
Abecedarian Poetry Guide: How to Write an Abecedarian Poem An abecedarian poem—also known as an abecedarius, abecedary, or abecedarian—is a kind of acrostic poem in which the first letter of each line or verse begins with successive letters of the alphabet
Abecedarian - definition of abecedarian by The Free Dictionary Define abecedarian abecedarian synonyms, abecedarian pronunciation, abecedarian translation, English dictionary definition of abecedarian n 1 One who teaches or studies the alphabet 2 A beginner; a novice adj 1 Having to do with the alphabet 2 Being arranged alphabetically