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单词 festschrift
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festschrift

[ fest-shrift ]
/ ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft /

noun, plural fest·schrift·en [fest-shrif-tuhn], /ˈfɛstˌʃrɪf tən/, fest·schrifts.

(often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.

Origin of festschrift

1900–05; <German, equivalent to Fest feast, festival + Schrift writing

Words nearby festschrift

festive season, festivity, festoon, festoon blind, festoonery, festschrift, festuca, festy, FET, feta, fetal
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Example sentences from the Web for festschrift

  • Printed by him in 1894 in a 'Festschrift' in honour of Professor Hildebrand.

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British Dictionary definitions for festschrift

festschrift
/ (ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft) /

noun plural -schriften (-ˌʃrɪftən) or -schrifts

a collection of essays or learned papers contributed by a number of people to honour an eminent scholar, esp a colleague

Word Origin for festschrift

German, from Fest celebration, feast + Schrift writing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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