word of the day
Word of the Day for Thursday May 20, 2004
abecedarian \ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a beginner.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
adjective:
1. Pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
2. Arranged alphabetically.
3. Rudimentary; elementary.
2 Comments
This came in my email this morning and I thought "what a fantastic word!" now i've just got to get myself into a situation where i can use it appropriately and casually.....
Pondered by gosey at May 20, 2004 01:12 PMI am an abecedarian! I teach the "abecedario" or "alfabeto" to young Hondurans. The great thing is how in spanish you can really hear the "ABC" in the word. I am an ABCDarian.
Pondered by tom at May 25, 2004 02:36 PM