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chres·tom·a·thy

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–noun, plural -thies.

a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and esp. from a foreign language.

[Origin: 1825–35; < NL chrestomathia < Gk chréstomátheia, equiv. to chréstó(s) useful (chrés-, s. of chrêsthai to use + -tos v. adj. suffix) + math- (var. s. of manthánein to learn) + -eia -y³

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chres·tom·a·thy Audio Help (krě-stŏm'ə-thē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. chres·tom·a·thies

A selection of literary passages, usually by one author.
An anthology used in studying a language.

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

chres'to·math'ic (krěs'tə-māth'ĭk) adj.

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chrestomathy
noun
a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language

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Chrestomathy

Chres*tom"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? useful + ?, ?, to learn.] A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.

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