alphabetary

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adjective

alphabetic; rudimentary

OriginNew Latin alphabetarius ← Late Latin alphabētum →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

adjectivealphabetary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletealphabetic; rudimentary

Origin

  1. Late Latinalphabētum
  2. New Latinalphabetarius
  3. Englishalphabetary

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

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APA

alphabetary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetary

MLA

“alphabetary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphabetary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetary.

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