I. ˌābē(ˌ)sēˈda(a)rēən noun
( -s )
Etymology: abecedary + -an, n. suffix
1. : one that is learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)
2. archaic : one that teaches the alphabet and the rudiments of learning
3. capitalized : one of a 16th century Anabaptist sect that despised human learning on the ground that the illiterate needed no more than the guidance of the Holy Spirit to interpret Scripture
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: abecedary + -an, adjective suffix
1. : having reference to the alphabet : alphabetically arranged : rudimentary
2. : of or relating to an abecedarius : resembling an abecedarius