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Meaning of chrestomathy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
kɹɛˈstɒməθi

Definitions

  1. A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
  2. A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.

Equivalents

Examples

“EC Bridgman's Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect (1841)”
“A Mencken Chrestomathy (1982)”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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