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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:

Nouns denoting people

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

alphabetic; alphabetical (arranged in order according to the alphabet)

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