collectanea
[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]
/ ˌkɒl ɛkˈteɪ ni ə /
plural noun
collected passages, especially as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.
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Origin of collectanea
1785–95; <Latin, neuter plural of collēctāneus gathered together, equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere;see collect1) + -āneus adj. suffix
Words nearby collectanea
collator, colleague, colleagues, collect, collectable, collectanea, collect call, collected, collected edition, collectible, collecting tubule
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collectanea
/ (ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə) /
pl n
a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
Word Origin for collectanea
C18: from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect 1
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