Chrestomathy Definition
krĕ-stŏmə-thē
chrestomathies
noun
A collection of literary passages, for use in studying a language.
Webster's New World
A collection of passages or pieces from the writings of an author.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Chrestomathy
Noun
Singular:
chrestomathy
Plural:
chrestomathiesOrigin of Chrestomathy
-
Greek khrēstomatheia khrēstos useful (from khrēsthai to use gher-2 in Indo-European roots) -matheia body of learning (from manthanein math- to learn mendh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomatheia, “useful for learning”).
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to chrestomathy using the buttons below.