chrestomathic

adjective

chres·​to·​math·​ic

¦krestə¦mathik

: belonging to or devoted to useful knowledge or learning

Word History

Etymology

chrestomath- (from French, German, or Greek; French chrestomathie, from German, from Greek chrēstomatheia) + -ic

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