chrestomathic


chres·tom·a·thy

C0331100 (krĕ-stŏm′ə-thē)n. pl. chres·tom·a·thies 1. A selection of literary passages, usually by one author.2. An anthology used in studying a language.
[Greek khrēstomatheia : khrēstos, useful (from khrēsthai, to use; see gher- in Indo-European roots) + -matheia, body of learning (from manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in Indo-European roots).]
chres′to·math′ic (krĕs′tə-măth′ĭk) adj.