abecedarian — ONAD

abecedarian /ˌābēsēˈderēən, ˌeɪbisiˈdɛriən

▸ adjective

1 arranged alphabetically:

in abecedarian sequence.

2 rudimentary; elementary:

abecedarian technology.

▸ noun a person who is just learning; a novice.

– ORIGIN early 17th century (as noun, in the sense ‘a person who is learning the alphabet or is engaged in elementary education’): from late Latin abecedarius ‘alphabetical’ (from the names of the letters a, b, c, d) + -an.