abecedarium
/ˌeɪbɪsiːˈdɛːrɪəm/noun
1The alphabet; especially (in early use) the Roman alphabet as opposed to the Greek; (in later use) an alphabet belonging to an ancient writing system, or an inscription of this.
2In the work of British economist and logician W. S. Jevons: the series of possible combinations of letters in a system for solving logical problems; (also) the mechanical device invented by Jevons for generating and displaying these combinations.
3An alphabetical wordbook or wordlist, usually elementary; especially a primer for teaching the basics of reading and spelling.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin abecedarium abecedary; compare -arium.
- toilet facility
- toilet furniture
- toilet glass
- toilet humour
- toiletic
- toilet joke
- toilet mirror
- toilet mouth
- toilet paper
- toilet powder
- toiletries
- toilet roll
- toilet roll holder
- toilet room
- toilet seat
- toilet service
- toilet set
- toilet soap
- toilet sponge
- toilet stall
- toilet table
- toilette
- toiletted
- dummy cord
- dummy head