chrestomathy

noun chres·tom·a·thy \kre-ˈstä-mə-thē\

plural chres·tom·a·thies

Definition of CHRESTOMATHY

: a selection of passages used to help learn a language

: a volume of selected passages or stories of an author

New Latin chrestomathia, from Greek chrēstomatheia, from chrēstos useful + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical

First Known Use: 1832

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