CHRESTOMATHY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("chrestomathy" is a kind of...):

excerpt; excerption; extract; selection (a passage selected from a larger work)

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