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analects
[ an-l-ekts ]
/ ˈæn lˌɛkts /
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plural noun
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Also an·a·lec·ta [an-l-ek-tuh]. /ˌæn lˈɛk tə/.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM analects
an·a·lec·tic, adjectiveWords nearby analects
Anakim, anal, anal canal, anal character, analcite, analects, analemma, analeptic, anal erotic, anal fin, analgesia
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analects
analecta (ˌænəˈlɛktə)
/ (ˈænəˌlɛkts) /
pl n
selected literary passages from one or more works
Derived forms of analects
analectic, adjectiveWord Origin for analects
C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather
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