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Webster 1913 Edition

A B C

A B C′

(ā bē sē′)

.

1.

The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet.

2.

A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.

[Obs.]

3.

The simplest rudiments of any subject;

as, the

A B C

of finance

.

A B C book

,

a primer.

Shak.