Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chrestomathy \Chres*tom"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? useful + ?, ?, to
learn.]
A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in
acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chrestomathy
n 1: a selection of passages from different authors that is
compiled as an aid in learning a language