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Chrestomathy

//kɹɛˈstɒməθi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.

    "EC Bridgman's Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect (1841)"

  2. 2
    a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language wordnet
  3. 3
    A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.

    "A Mencken Chrestomathy (1982)"

Etymology

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

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