analects

American  

[an-l-ekts] / ˈæn lˌɛkts /

Also analecta

plural noun

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

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analects British  

/ ˈænəˌlɛkts /

plural noun

1. selected literary passages from one or more works

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Other Word Forms

• analectic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of analects

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

analects

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

From History of Education by Levi Seeley

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

From Sunlight Patch by Credo Fitch Harris

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

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