| A B C |
| A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of
reading. |
| A B C |
| The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the A B C of
finance. |
| Abdal |
| A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. |
| Abderian |
| Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant
merriment. |
| Abderite |
| An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace. |
| Abdest |
| Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a
Mohammedan rite. |
| Abdicable |
| Capable of being abdicated. |
| Abdicant |
| Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by of. |
| Abdicant |
| One who abdicates. |
| Abdicated |
| of Abdicate |