chrestomathy
/krɛˈstɒməθi
/noun (plural chrestomathies) formal
A selection of passages from an author or authors, designed to help in learning a language.Despite structural similarities between Orientalist chrestomathies and Westermarck's ethnography, the principles regulating their interpretation were not the same....
- I may quote more, and compare it to other chrestomathies if anyone's interested.
- This publication is most welcome since the chrestomathies of the twentieth century have long been out of print.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek khrēstomatheia, from khrēstos 'useful' + -matheia 'learning'.
- mucogelatinous
- mucogingival
- mucoid
- mucoidal
- mucoidy
- mucoitin
- mucoitin sulfuric acid
- mucoitin sulphuric acid
- mucolipid
- mucolipidosis
- mucolytic
- mucomembranous
- muconate
- muconic acid
- mucopeptide
- mucoperichondrial
- mucoperichondrium
- mucoperiosteal
- mucoperiosteum
- mucoperiostitis
- mucopolysaccharide
- mucopolysaccharidosis
- mucoprotein
- mucopurulent
- mucopus