chrestomathy.
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
Meaning & usage
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
EC Bridgman's Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect (1841)
A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.
A Mencken Chrestomathy (1982)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Ancient Greek χρηστός (khrēstós) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *men(s)dʰh₁-der. Proto-Hellenic *məntʰánō Ancient Greek μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomăthéō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomắtheiă)bor. New Latin chrēstomathiabor. English chrestomathy From New Latin chrēstomathia, from Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomátheia, “desire for learning; book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages,”).
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