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

1630–40; <Latin anthologia<Greek: collection of poems, literally, gathering of flowers, equivalent to anthológ(os) flower-gathering (antho-antho- + -logos, adj. derivative of légein to pick up, collect) + -ia-ia

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an·tho·log·i·cal

[an-thuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌæn θəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivean·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverban·thol·o·gist, noun

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How to use anthology in a sentence

I hope this anthology will help preserve Perelman’s lingo awhile longer.
S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs.|Donald Liebenson|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
She began writing in her youth and was in her early 20s when a panel of poets including Marianne Moore selected one of her verses for inclusion in an anthology.
Judith Farr, scholar of Emily Dickinson and poet in her own right, dies at 85|Emily Langer|June 23, 2021|Washington Post
This anthology serves as a companion, featuring the voices of Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear and Craig Santos Perez, among others.
Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in May|Annabel Gutterman|April 30, 2021|Time
I have to say the anthology format, I think because it’s so concise and short and you’ve got 10 episodes to tell one story.
‘Them: Covenant’ Creator Little Marvin Talks Dismantling The ‘American Dream’|Brande Victorian|April 9, 2021|Essence.com

Going all in and making sure that you don’t leave any stone unturned within those 10 episodes is really the ambition for any anthology creator.
‘Them: Covenant’ Creator Little Marvin Talks Dismantling The ‘American Dream’|Brande Victorian|April 9, 2021|Essence.com
The trend led to a resurgence of anthology television, and renewed interest in The Twilight Zone.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’|Rich Goldstein|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The court house is now the Anthology Archive and the firehouse is a Chinese community center.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In December 2012, Ebenstein launched a Kickstarter for her anthology.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors|Nina Strochlic|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having these stories gathered into one eminently readable anthology makes Radiant Truths an important book.
Jeff Sharlet’s ‘Radiant Truths’: How Religion Shaped American Literary Journalism|Jonathan D. Fitzgerald|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the start, creator Nic Pizzolatto designed it as an anthology series.
‘True Detective’ Finale Review: Close to Perfection|Andrew Romano|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This dialogue occupies the first place in our anthology, and it is, from several points of view, a significant work.
Yorkshire Dialect Poems|F.W. Moorman
At the same time there is no body of dialect verse which better deserves the honour of an anthology.
Yorkshire Dialect Poems|F.W. Moorman
This is the first attempt at an anthology of Yorkshire poetry, and the forerunner of many other anthologies.
Yorkshire Dialect Poems|F.W. Moorman
But the earliest work with which we need deal is an anonymous anthology, which forms an exception to the general rule.
Argentina|W. A. Hirst
An anthology of the literature of social protest, with an introduction by Jack London, who calls it "this humanist Holy-book."
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair

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, noun

Word Origin for anthology

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

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