chrestomathy

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chrestomathy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

chrestomathy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chrestomathy
      n 1: a selection of passages from different authors that is
           compiled as an aid in learning a language