Festschrift

Festschrift Definition

Fest·schrift (fest′s̸hrift′)

noun pl. -·schrift′en-s̸hrif′tən or -·schrifts′

a collection of articles by the colleagues, former students, etc. of a noted scholar, published in his or her honor

Etymology: Ger < fest, festival, holiday + schrift, a writing

Festschrift Usage Examples

Converse of object

edit: The festschrift edited by Zellner includes accounts of Jeffreys's contribution to statistics by Good, Geisser and Lindley.

Modifies a noun

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