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Definition of Festschrift noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Festschrift

noun

/ˈfestʃrɪft/

/ˈfestʃrɪft/

(from German)

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a collection of articles published in honour of a scholar
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, from Fest ‘celebration’ + Schrift ‘writing’.

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