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OP Date: Tue Nov 12 01:51:42 EST 1996
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--chrestomathy
chres.tom.a.thy \kre-'sta:m-*-the-\ n [NL chrestomathia, fr. Gk chre-stomatheia, fr. chre-stosX useful + manthanein to learn; akin to Skt hrasva small 1: a selection of passages compiled to aid in learning a language
2: a volume of selections from an author
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