chrestomathy

/krɛˈstɑməθi/
noun
  1. A collection of written passages, often from a foreign language, used for learning that language or studying literature.
    • The teacher compiled a chrestomathy of short stories to help students learn Latin.
    • This chrestomathy includes excerpts from ancient Greek poets and historians.
    • For her linguistics class, she bought a chrestomathy of modern Arabic texts.
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