Definitions
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- noun a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
Etymologies
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(borrowed) New Latin abecedarius, from Late Latin
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Indeed, a new type of rhythm, based on accent, was about to develop from the new pronunciation; St. Augustine gives an example of it in his "psalmus abecedarius."
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
madmouth commented on the word abecedarius
and here I thought it was a pun on the Persian emperor
now, what would a poem be called that ended with the letters of the alphabet in regular order? suiradeceba?
May 19, 2009
bilby commented on the word abecedarius
A xyzygy.
May 19, 2009