a selection of passages used to help learn a languageMerriam-Webster: the Greeks had the usefulness of knowledge in mind when they created "chrestomathy" from their adjective "chrēstos," which means "useful," and the verb "manthanein," which means "to learn."
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Do you have a chrestomathy?
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