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  1. n. a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order

Etymologies

  1. (borrowed) New Latin abecedarius, from Late Latin (Wiktionary)

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  1. poem
  1. verse form

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  • bilby A xyzygy. May 19, 2009

  • madmouth and here I thought it was a pun on the Persian emperor


    now, what would a poem be called that ended with the letters of the alphabet in regular order? suiradeceba? May 19, 2009

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