anthology
[ an-thol-uh-jee ]
/ ænˈθɒl ə dʒi /
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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OTHER WORDS FROM anthology
an·tho·log·i·cal [an-thuh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌæn θəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivean·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverban·thol·o·gist, nounWords nearby anthology
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Example sentences from the Web for anthologist
Indeed the pangs of the anthologist, if he has conscience, are burdensome.
Modern Essays|John MacyBut the anthologist had not been 'wrapped up' like the rest of us.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front|E. W. HornungIts director was a man of letters and an anthologist of repute.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
British Dictionary definitions for anthologist
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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