analects

Also an·a·lec·ta

[an-l-ekts]

plural noun

1. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.

analects

/ ˌænəˈlɛktə, ˈænəˌlɛkts /

plural noun

1. selected literary passages from one or more works

Other Word Forms

• analectic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of analects¹

1615–25; < Latin analecta < Greek análekta, neuter plural of análektos (verbal adjective of analégein to pick up, gather up), equivalent to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg- ) + -tos verbal adjective suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of analects¹

C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather

Example Sentences

Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.

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"In the library, as usual," answered the Colonel, "digging out analects."

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The following are extracts from the analects of Confucius:— 1.

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Related Words

• oeuvre