abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
3. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
4. Arranged alphabetically.
5. 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
5 comments:
Sorry, that was me who deleted the first message. Couldn't get the link to work.
What I wanted to say was that poems can be abecedarians. Here's one I wrote recently: Night Work
Great word! Isn't the English language a beautiful thing? It can be as complex as a Bach Fugue and just as beautiful to listen to. Namaste.
ha. I just have to say, I love a word those who are learning the alphabet could not spell anyway. Think about it, by the time one could, one would no longer be a beginner.
:)
That just doesn't seem like a real word at all. Good one! I love this word share business (I think FC started us out?)
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