English
Pronunciation
- /ˈkrɛstəʊmæθi/ (RP)
- /ˈkrɛstoʊmæθi/ (US)
User Contributed Dictionary
Etymology
From χρηστομάθεια “useful for learning”Noun
- A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
Chrestomathy (from the Greek
words khrestos, useful, and mathein, to know) is a collection of
choice literary passages, used especially as an aid in learning a
foreign language.
In philology or in the study of
literature, it is a
type of reader or anthology which presents a
sequence of example texts, selected to demonstrate the development
of language or literary
style.
See also
chrestomathy in German: Chrestomathie
chrestomathy in Spanish: Crestomatía
chrestomathy in Lithuanian: Chrestomatija
chrestomathy in Hungarian: Chrestomathia
chrestomathy in Norwegian:
Chrestomati