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 +An '''abecedarium''' (or abecedary) is an [[inscription]] consisting of the letters of an [[alphabet]], almost always listed in [[alphabetical order]]. Typically, abecedaria (or abecedaries) are practice exercises.
 +==Modern usage==
An abecedarium a means to learn the [[alphabet]]. It is also used to denote an A to Z of a certain subject. Such as [[David Toop]]'s [[A to Z of Dub]] and [[A to Z of Electro]], and [[L'Abécédaire de Gilles Deleuze|Gilles Deleuze's abecedarium]] of his thought, as interviewed by [[Claire Parnet]]. An abecedarium a means to learn the [[alphabet]]. It is also used to denote an A to Z of a certain subject. Such as [[David Toop]]'s [[A to Z of Dub]] and [[A to Z of Electro]], and [[L'Abécédaire de Gilles Deleuze|Gilles Deleuze's abecedarium]] of his thought, as interviewed by [[Claire Parnet]].
== See also == == See also ==
- +*[[Latin alphabet]]: [[A]], [[B]], [[C]], [[D]], [[E]], [[F]], [[G]], [[H]], [[I]], [[J]], [[K]], [[L]], [[M]], [[N]], [[O]], [[P]], [[Q]], [[R]], [[S]], [[T]], [[U]], [[V]], [[W]], [[X]], [[Y]], [[Z]].
 +*[[Greek alphabet]]:
*[[Jahsonic's abecedarium]] *[[Jahsonic's abecedarium]]
 +*[[Abecadarium for lovers]]
 +*[[Iconophor]]
 +*[[Fayum alphabet]]
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An abecedarium (or abecedary) is an inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in alphabetical order. Typically, abecedaria (or abecedaries) are practice exercises.

Modern usage

An abecedarium a means to learn the alphabet. It is also used to denote an A to Z of a certain subject. Such as David Toop's A to Z of Dub and A to Z of Electro, and Gilles Deleuze's abecedarium of his thought, as interviewed by Claire Parnet.

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