12 letters · 25 points in Scrabble
noun a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Ancient Greek χρηστός (khrēstós) Ancient Greek μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomăthéō) Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomắtheiă) English chrestomathy From Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomátheia, “useful for learning”).
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