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Meanings of abecedary in English

Relating to an alphabet.

Book used to teach the alphabet.

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Examples for "alphabetical"
Examples for "alphabetical"
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He started working his way through all the names, in alphabetical order.
Shadows in the twilight
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To clarify: he topped the list because it was in alphabetical order.
The Guardian
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The handlers in attendance agreed their candidates would speak in alphabetical order.
The Irish Times
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The candidates are meant to appear on the document in alphabetical order.
The South African
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On the first evening they sat in alphabetical order round the table.
Amusements in Mathematics
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Sponsored sites are also highlighted in the directory's alphabetic list of sites.
Wired
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So did the lever, and probably alphabetic writing, and the number system.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
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Chinese writing is not purely logographic, nor is English writing purely alphabetic.
Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
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Carefully typed alphabetic labels were affixed to the front of each drawer.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die
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The Chinese language is by all means the counterpart of the alphabetic stock.
The Problem of China
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Try writing your own abecedarian poem.
Delta girls
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The name acrostic is also applied to alphabetical or ''abecedarian'' verses.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Cunha and Heckman cite other studies, such as the Abecedarian Project and the Chicago Child-Parent Center Program, which show similar gains from early education.
Wired
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A man may always study, but he must not always go to school what a contemptible thing is an old Abecedarian!-[Seneca, Ep.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 12
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"You have yourself an abecedarian poet."
Delta girls