Etymology

chrestomath

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Today it means: A person devoted to useful learning; especially a language learner. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromχρηστομαθής
  2. English todaychrestomath

From Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής (khrēstomathḗs).

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