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Festschrift

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft/

Definition of Festschrift

noun (plural Festschriften or Festschrifts)

  • a collection of writings published in honour of a scholar: on his sixtieth birthday he received a Festschrift with contributions from over thirty colleagues

Origin:

late 19th century: from German, from Fest 'celebration' + Schrift 'writing'

Festschrift in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Festschrift in the US English dictionary