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Abecedarian (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ A′be‐ce‐da″ri‐an, A′be‐ce″da‐ry (�), } a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.

Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook.