Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Abecedarian

One who teaches or is learning his A B C.

Abecedarian hymns.

Hymns which began with the letter A, and each verse or clause following took up the letters of the alphabet in regular succession. (See Acrostic.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Abel and Cain
Abdiel
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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