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Chrestomathy

Chrestomathy logo #10101) Anthology of writings
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Chrestomathy

Chrestomathy logo #21000 Chrestomathy (i {respell|kres|TOM|ə-thee}; from the Greek words χρήση, χρήστης, usage, user, and mathein, to learn) is a collection of choice literary passages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject. In philology or in the study of literature, it is a type of reader which presents a sequence of example texts, selected to dem...
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chrestomathy

chrestomathy logo #22641anthology of passages used in learning languages
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Chrestomathy

Chrestomathy logo #21002• (n.) A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.
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Chrestomathy

Chrestomathy logo #20972Chres·tom'a·thy noun [ Greek ...; ... 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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chrestomathy

chrestomathy logo #21009chrestomathy 1. Devoted to academic pursuits or to learning in general. 2. Teaching what is useful. 3. A selection of literary passages, usually by one author. 4. An anthology used in studying a language. 5. A book of selections; especially, in a foreign language, usually for beginners.
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chrestomathy

chrestomathy logo #20974 noun a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
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chrestomathy

chrestomathy logo #21199a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and esp. from a foreign language.
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