Chrestomathic

//ˌkɹɛstəˈmæθɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A practical handbook.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has a practical use not-comparable

    "If mankind be so intensely corrupt, if the world be the pandaemonium which he paints it, legislation would be in vain: chrestomathic education, and panopticon discipline would be fruitless […]"

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chrestomathical

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"If mankind be so intensely corrupt, if the world be the pandaemonium which he paints it, legislation would be in vain: chrestomathic education, and panopticon discipline would be fruitless […]"

Etymology

From chrestomathy + -ic.

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