Plural of festschrift, using the original German plural form; multiple collections of scholarly essays honoring distinguished academics.
The German plural of 'Festschrift,' following German pluralization rules. English speakers often use this form in academic contexts when discussing multiple festschrift volumes.
When English scholars talk about multiple festschrifts, they argue about whether to say 'festschriften' (fancy German) or 'festschrifts' (English rules)—it's a linguistic turf war.
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