Dictionary 1. (a.) Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.2. (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. Thesaurus abecedarium alphabet book and arithmetic battledore casebook elementary education elements exercise book first steps gradus grammar hornbook initiation introduction manual manual of instruction primer propaedeutic reader reading rudiments schoolbook speller spelling book t text workbook writing |