at and t cellular: Word of the Day: Festschrift

Friday, January 31, 2025

Friday, January 31, 2025

noun

1. A collection of writings published in honor of a scholar.

"The retiring professor's former students presented her with a Festschrift containing essays inspired by her poetry."

"Instead of a traditional Festschrift, they created a video compilation featuring tributes from scholars worldwide."

"The conference organizers published a Festschrift honoring the founding director's contributions to the field."

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German, late 19th century

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Don't be too intimidated by this word borrowed from German. Look at the first syllable for a familiar term: "fest." In German, "Fest" means "celebration" and "Schrift" means "writing"; combining those gives us Festschrift," which is a collection of writing that celebrates a particular author or scholar. ...