anthology
[ an-thol-uh-jee ]
/ ænˈθɒl ə dʒi /
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noun, plural an·thol·o·gies.
a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
a collection of selected writings by one author.
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Origin of anthology
OTHER WORDS FROM anthology
an·tho·log·i·cal [an-thuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌæn θəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivean·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverban·thol·o·gist, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for anthology
anthology
/ (ænˈθɒlədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors
any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc
Derived forms of anthology
anthological (ˌænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveanthologist, nounWord Origin for anthology
C17: from Medieval Latin anthologia, from Greek, literally: a flower gathering, from anthos flower + legein to collect
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