a·be·ce·dar·i·an 
(ā′bē-sē-dârē-ən)
(ā′bē-sē-dârē-ən)n.
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.]