What does "festschrift" mean?

A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.

What is a synonym for "festschrift"?

Common synonyms include: album, ana, analects, anthology, aquarium, body.

Pronounced //ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft//.

//ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.
"Great preparations are being made and no effort spared to render the meeting a success. [...] The City of Berlin will present a Festschrift."
2
Alternative letter-case form of festschrift. alt-of
"So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?"
3
a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar wordnet

"Great preparations are being made and no effort spared to render the meeting a success. [...] The City of Berlin will present a Festschrift."

Borrowed from German Festschrift, from Fest (“celebration; festival”) + Schrift (“writing (work of an author)”).

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