festschrift

[ fest-shrift ]
/ ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft /

noun, plural fest·schrift·en [fest-shrif-tuh n] /ˈfɛstˌʃrɪf tən/, fest·schrifts.

(often initial capital letter) a volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.

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Origin of festschrift

1900–05; < German, equivalent to Fest feast, festival + Schrift writing

Words nearby festschrift

festive season, festivity, festoon, festoon blind, festoonery, festschrift, festuca, festy, fet, fet-, feta
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British Dictionary definitions for festschrift

festschrift
/ (ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft) /

noun plural -schriften (-ˌʃrɪftən) or -schrifts

a collection of essays or learned papers contributed by a number of people to honour an eminent scholar, esp a colleague

Word Origin for festschrift

German, from Fest celebration, feast + Schrift writing
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