| | | noun | 1. A collection of writings published in honor of a scholar. |
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 |  | | "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. ... | | Continue Reading |
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