Definitions for chrestomathy
krɛsˈtɒm ə θichrestomath·y

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1. chrestomathynoun

   a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language

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1. chrestomathynoun

   A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.

2. chrestomathynoun

   A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.

3. Etymology: From χρηστομάθεια.

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1. Chrestomathy

   A chrestomathy ( kreh-STOM-ə-thee; from the Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomátheia, “desire of learning”) = χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”)) is a collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, 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 demonstrate the development of language or literary style. It is different from an anthology because of its didactic purpose.

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1. chrestomathy

   A chrestomathy is a collection of written works, often selected with the intention of aiding learning of a particular language or subject. These collections typically include literary pieces, passages or excerpts from various authors. The term is often used in the context of language study and is frequently associated with anthologies or compilation books.

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1. Chrestomathynoun

   a selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy

2. Etymology: [Gr. ; useful + , , to learn.]

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1. Chrestomathy

   Chrestomathy 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 demonstrate the development of language or literary style. It is different from an anthology because of its didactic purpose. In computer programming, a program chrestomathy is a collection of similar programs written in various programming languages, for the purpose of demonstrating differences in syntax, semantics and idioms for each language. This term is thought to have been first used by Eric S. Raymond in the Retrocomputing Museum web site. It is used by analogy to a linguistic chrestomathy.

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1. Chrestomathy

   kres-tom′a-thi, n. a book of selections from foreign languages, usually for beginners.—adjs. Chrestomath′ic, -al. [Gr. chrēstos, useful, mathein, to know.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chrestomathy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of chrestomathy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chrestomathy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chrestomathy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrestomathy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chrestomathy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chrestomathy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chrestomathy