anthology

[an-thol-uh-jee]

noun

plural

anthologies 

1. 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.

2. a collection of selected writings by one author.

anthology

/ ˌænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ænˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors

2. any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc

Other Word Forms

• anthological adjective
• anthologically adverb
• anthologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin anthologia, from Greek: “collection of poems,” literally, “gathering of flowers,” from anthológ(os) “flower-gathering” ( antho- antho- + -logos, adjective derivative of légein “to gather, recount, say, speak”) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology¹

C17: from Medieval Latin anthologia, from Greek, literally: a flower gathering, from anthos flower + legein to collect

Example Sentences

Elsewhere, 15-year-old “Adolescence” star Owen Cooper became the youngest ever male Emmy winner, period, with his triumph in the best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie race.

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Lead actor Stephen Graham won outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie and Erin Doherty won outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie.

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“Adolescence” breakout Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest actor ever nominated for supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or movie.

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“Severance,” and the limited series or anthology space will undoubtedly be shared by “Adolescence” and “The Penguin.”

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Rashida Jones has always been a vocal fan of Netflix’s dystopian anthology series “Black Mirror,” but she never expected it to secure her an Emmy nomination.

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