CEFR C1

abecediary

noun

Meaning

abecediary means one that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses abecediary to mean one that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject;....
The teacher asked students to find abecediary in the reading.

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abecediary (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses abecediary to mean one that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject;....
The teacher asked students to find abecediary in the reading.

How to Use abecediary

a/the abecediary (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a abecediary."
abecediary in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked abecediary in context before translating it."

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