Chrestomathy (Gr. chrēstos, 'useful; mathein, 'to know') is a name for books of selections from foreign languages, usually provided with glossary and notes for the use of learners. See ANTHOLOGY.
Chrestomathy
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 212
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