abecedarius
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- Etymology
- Origins
- Use in literature
- Ancient literature
- Medieval literature
- Modern literature
- Contemporary literature
- Children's literature
- Related concepts
- Iroha mojigusari
- Alphabet poem
- See also
- References
thumb|Transcription of Constantine of Preslav's [[Bulgarian abecedarius Азбучна молитва ("Alphabetical prayer"). In this work, the first letter of each verse, highlighted in bold, is part of a series of letters that are in alphabetical order (from top to bottom).|class=skin-invert-image]]
An abecedarius (also abecedary and abecedarian) is a special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the letters in the alphabet.