CHRESTOMATHY


Meaning of CHRESTOMATHY in English

— chrestomathic /kres'teuh math"ik/ , adj.

/kres tom"euh thee/ , n. , pl. chrestomathies .

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

[ 1825-35; chrestomathia chrestomátheia, equiv. to chrestó ( s ) useful ( chres-, s. of chrêsthai to use + -tos v. adj. suffix) + math- (var. s. of manthánein to learn) + -eia -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .