Etymology

alphabetary

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Today it means: alphabetic; rudimentary Full definition →

New Latin alphabetarius ← Late Latin alphabētum
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromalphabētum
  2. New Latin · derived fromalphabetarius
  3. English todayalphabetary

From New Latin alphabetarius, from Late Latin alphabētum. See alphabet.

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