Festschrift

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  • noun. A volume compiled as a tribute, especially to a scholar, consisting of articles or essays relating to the honoree's work or interests.
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  • noun. A tribute or memorial volume filled with essays and articles by admirers in memory of a colleague. A comparable book presented posthumously is called a Gedenkschrift ("memorial publication").
  • Word Usage
    "Participants will examine Siegler's work and influence on the field in a traditional European "festschrift," in which a scholar's colleagues and trainees honor him with a discussion of his work-in this case, the intellectual contributions to clinical ethics and the study of the doctor-patient relationship."
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