chrestomathy

chres·tom·a·thy  (kr-stm-th)

n. pl. chres·tom·a·thies

1. A selection of literary passages, usually by one author.

2. An anthology used in studying a language.

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[Greek khrstomatheia : khrstos, useful (from khrsthai, to use; see gher-² in Indo-European roots) + -matheia, body of learning (from manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in Indo-European roots).]

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chresto·mathic (krst-mthk) adj.

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chrestomathy [krɛsˈtɒməθɪ]

n pl -thies

(Linguistics) Rare a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language

[from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos useful + mathein to learn]

chrestomathic  [ˌkrɛstəʊˈmæθɪk] adj

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chrestomathy

1. a collection of literary selections, especially in a foreign language, as an aid to learning.
2. a collection of literary selections from one author. — chrestomathie, adj.

See also: Collections and Collecting

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Chrestomathy a selection of choice literary passages from one or more authors, 1832.

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Noun

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chrestomathy - a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"