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An Abecedarian Self Portrait abe*ce*dar*i*an [1] (noun) [Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d] First appeared 1603 : one learning the rudiments of something


Alternatively:

"From this abecedary, that is, a hymn in which every strophe begins with the corresponding letter of the alphabet,.."


It either means rudimentary, basic - as in a text book, or an adjective describing very special and somewhat artificial poetic form.



desideratum (dî-sîd´e-râ´tem, -rä´-) noun
plural desiderata (-te)
Something considered necessary or highly desirable: "The point is not that the artist has 'penetrated the character' of his sitter, that commonplace desideratum of portraiture" (Robert Hughes).

[Latin dêsìderâtum, from neuter past participle of dêsìderâre, to desire. See desire.]

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An Abecedarian Self Portrait abe*ce*dar*i*an [1] (noun) [Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet,

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