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abecedary
[
ey-bee-
see
-d
uh
-ree
]
Origin
a·be·ce·da·ry
/
ˌeɪ
biˈsi
də
ri
/
Show Spelled
[
ey-bee-
see
-d
uh
-ree
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
a·be·ce·da·ries,
adjective
noun
1.
abecedarian.
2.
abecedarium.
adjective
3.
abecedarian.
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Abecedary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is
floccinaucinihilipilification
. Does it mean:
So is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
. Does it mean:
So is
sesquipedalianism
. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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Origin:
1570–80;
<
Late Latin
abecedārius
(
a
+
be
+
ce
+
d
(
e
) +
-ārius
-ary
)
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Word Origin & History
abecedary
"primer, alphabet table," mid-15c., from M.L. abecedarium "an ABC book," neut. of adj. abecedarius, used as a noun, from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet. Abecedarian (adj.) is attested from 1660s.
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