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festschrift
[ fest-shrift ]
/ ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft /
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noun, plural fest·schrift·en [fest-shrif-tuhn], /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, feta, fetal
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How to use festschrift in a sentence
Printed by him in 1894 in a 'Festschrift' in honour of Professor Hildebrand.
In the paper in Mendel Festschrift, 1911, the subject is continued, but no more is added as to this part of the experiment.
Problems of Genetics|William Bateson
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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