French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.be.se.dɛʁ/
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Etymology 1

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin abecedārius.

Adjective

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abécédaire (plural abécédaires)

  1. (obsolete) alphabetical

Etymology 2

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Perhaps semi-learned borrowing from Latin abecedārium (alphabet), though with a different meaning.

Noun

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abécédaire m (plural abécédaires)

  1. an alphabet primer

Further reading

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