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a·be·ce·dar·i·an

(ā′bē-sē-dâr′ē-ən)

1. One who teaches or studies the alphabet.

2. A beginner; a novice.

adj.

1. Having to do with the alphabet.

2. Being arranged alphabetically.

3. Elementary or rudimentary.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin abecedārium, alphabet, from Late Latin abecedārius, alphabetical, from the names of the letters A B C D.]

abecedarian

(ˌeɪbiːsiːˈdɛərɪən)

a person who is learning the alphabet or the rudiments of a subject

adj

alphabetically arranged

[C17: from Late Latin abecedarius, from the letters a, b, c, d]

a•be•ce•dar•i•an

(ˌeɪ bi siˈdɛər i ən)

n.

1. a person learning the letters of the alphabet.

2. a beginner in any field.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the alphabet.

4. arranged in alphabetical order.

5. rudimentary; elementary.

[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin abecedāriānus= Late Latin abecedāri(us) (a + be + ce + d(e)) + Latin -ānus -an¹]

Abecedarian

a member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect who refused to learn to read, arguing that the guidance of the Holy Spirit was sufficient for the understanding of the Bible.

abecedarian

A person who is learning the alphabet or the basic elements of a subject.

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Noun	1.	abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
	2.	Abecedarian - a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group
Adj.	1.	abecedarian - alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) alphabetic, alphabetical - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"

abecedarian

noun

One who is just starting to learn or do something:

beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot, tyro.

Slang: rookie.

Translations

alphabétique primaire

abbecedario

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Their research, known as the Abecedarian Project, was intended to determine whether early intervention could prevent such an outcome.

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The successful Abecedarian K-2 Educational Support Program is an illustrative example.

The implications of poverty on children's readiness to learn

Analyses by RAN D of one preschool project after another--including the Perry Preschool Project, Abecedarian Project and Chicago Longitudinal Study, among others--confirm these benefits of quality early childhood education: less grade retention, less need for special education and increased high-school graduation rates.

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He spurns not only Head Start but the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project at the University of North Carolina.

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Centre-based child care quality in urban Australia

Small, experimental programs, such as the Perry Preschool Project and the Carolina Abecedarian Project, have demonstrated that intensive child-care programs for low-income, "high-risk" preschool students have potentially powerful and long-lasting effects.

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Although the benefits to academic achievement and cognitive development experienced by children participating in the Carolina Abecedarian Project have been well documented, there is little information available on the cost effectiveness of programs based on the Abecedarian preschool model.