chrestomathy

/krɛsˈtɑməθi/
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Other forms: chrestomathies

Definitions of chrestomathy
  1. noun
    a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
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    type of:
    excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
    a passage selected from a larger work
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