- chres|tom|a|thy
- chres|tom|a|thy «krehs TOM uh thee», noun, plural -thies.a collection of literary passages: »
a Browning chrestomathy.
╂[< Greek chrēstomátheia < chrēstós useful + máthē a learning]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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chres — cat·a·chres·tic; chres·to·math·ic; chres·tom·a·thy; poly·chres·ty; pan·chres·ton; cat·a·chres·ti·cal; cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly; poly·chres·tic; … English syllables
tom — ac·cus·tom; ac·e·tom·e·ter; ac·e·tom·e·try; ad·ap·tom·e·ter; an·a·tom·ic; an·a·tom·i·co·path·o·log·ic; an·gi·o·sco·tom·e·try; an·thro·po·tom·i·cal; ap·er·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·try; au·tom·a·tism; au·tom·a·tist;… … English syllables
chrestomathy — chres·tom·a·thy … English syllables
chrestomathy — chres•tom•a•thy [[t]krɛsˈtɒm ə θi[/t]] n. pl. thies lit. a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and esp. from a foreign language • Etymology: 1825–35; < NL chrestomathia < Gk chrēstomátheia, der. of chrēstó(s)… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Chrestomathy — Chres*tom a*thy, n. [Gr. ?; ? useful + ?, ?, to learn.] A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
