Chrestomathy (noun)
kres-tom-uh-thee
a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and especially from a foreign language.
Chrestomathy is equivalent to Ancient Greek chrêsthai, “to use, need,” and manthánein, “to learn.” Chrêsthai is a distant relative of greedy and yearn.
Example sentences
“The chrestomathy, which contained several autobiographical excerpts translated from Spanish, provided the students with a glimpse into the author’s cultural heritage..”
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