[ krɛ'stɒməθi ]
■ noun ( plural chrestomathies ) formal a selection of passages used to help in learning a language.
Origin
C19: from Gk khrēstomatheia , from khrēstos 'useful' + -matheia 'learning'.
[ krɛ'stɒməθi ]
■ noun ( plural chrestomathies ) formal a selection of passages used to help in learning a language.
Origin
C19: from Gk khrēstomatheia , from khrēstos 'useful' + -matheia 'learning'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004