Explore Festschrift through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Festschrift in a sentence
Festschrift meaning
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
Using Festschrift
- The main meaning on this page is: A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
Context around Festschrift
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Festschrift
- In this selection, "festschrift" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ocean and christopher stand out and add context to how "festschrift" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a festschrift to celebrate and an ocean festschrift in honor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "festschrift" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with festschrift
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Festschrift to celebrate his seventieth birthday was presented to him on 8 April 1929. (15 words)
Streams converging into an ocean: Festschrift in honor of Professor Paul Jen-Kuei Li on his 70th birthday. (18 words)
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". (39 words)
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". (39 words)
Streams converging into an ocean: Festschrift in honor of Professor Paul Jen-Kuei Li on his 70th birthday. (18 words)
A Festschrift to celebrate his seventieth birthday was presented to him on 8 April 1929. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
A Festschrift to celebrate his seventieth birthday was presented to him on 8 April 1929.
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".
Streams converging into an ocean: Festschrift in honor of Professor Paul Jen-Kuei Li on his 70th birthday.