Chrestomathy Definition

krĕ-stŏmə-thē
chrestomathies
noun
A collection of literary passages, for use in studying a language.
Webster's New World
A collection of passages or pieces from the writings of an author.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chrestomathy

Noun

Singular:
chrestomathy
Plural:
chrestomathies

Origin of Chrestomathy

  • Greek khrēstomatheia khrēstos useful (from khrēsthai to use gher-2 in Indo-European roots) -matheia body of learning (from manthanein math- to learn mendh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomatheia, “useful for learning”).

    From Wiktionary

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