Abecedarius
//ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.əs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
"Michele Clise has adapted the Shaker abecedarius, changed a few words, and used black, white, and gray sketches for illustrations to create her alphabet ."
- 2 a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order wordnet
Example
More examples"Michele Clise has adapted the Shaker abecedarius, changed a few words, and used black, white, and gray sketches for illustrations to create her alphabet ."
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin abecedārius, from Late Latin. Doublet of abecedary.
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