χρηστομάθεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomathéō, “be desirous for learning”), from χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”) +‎ μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”).

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Noun

χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ • (khrēstomátheia) f (genitive χρηστομᾰθείᾱς); first declension

  1. desire for learning
  2. a book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages, a vade mecum

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