festschrift

Noun

Meaning

a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

testimonial tome commemorative anthology testimonial publication tribute anthology celebratory tome anniversary compilation honorary compilation celebratory collection commemorative publication tribute compendium honorary book tribute volume anniversary book celebration book commemoration compendium

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Hypernyms

memorial remembrance commemoration

Examples

A Festschrift to celebrate his seventieth birthday was presented to him on 8 April 1929. Source: Internet

"A Seventieth-Birthday Festschrift for Karlheinz Stockhausen (Part Two): Guest Editor's Introduction". Source: Internet

"A Seventieth-Birthday Festschrift for Karlheinz Stockhausen (Part One): Guest Editor's Introduction". Source: Internet

Jansen, "Legend: oral tradition in the modern experience", Folklore Today, A Festschrift for William Dorson (Bloomington: Indiana University Press) 1972:265-72, noted in Tangherlini 1990:375. Source: Internet

Festschrift Christopher Walker on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday (Dresden), p. 185 Suggested translations for the Tablet XII spirit in the tree include ki-sikil as "sacred place", lil as "spirit", and lil-la-ke as "water spirit". Source: Internet

Streams converging into an ocean: Festschrift in honor of Professor Paul Jen-Kuei Li on his 70th birthday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

festoonery festooning festoony festschriften festuca Festuca elatior