n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ā -b ē -( ˌ )s ē - ' der- ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d
Date: 1603
: one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)