abecedarius

/ˌeɪbiːsiːˈdɛriəs/
noun
  1. A poem or other text in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in order.
    • Her abecedarius about animals was a fun way to teach the alphabet.
    • Medieval poets sometimes composed abecedarii as religious exercises.
    • The children wrote an abecedarius using each letter of the alphabet to start a line.
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