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collectanea

[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]
/ ˌkɒl ɛkˈteɪ ni ə /
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plural noun

collected passages, especially as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.

RELATED WORDS

hash, smorgasbord, melee, salmagundi, pastiche, jumble, mix, garbage, anthology, variety, hodgepodge, gallimaufry, potpourri, mixture, diversity, combination, mess, compilation, aggregation, muddle

Nearby words

  1. colleague,
  2. collect,
  3. collect call,
  4. collect on delivery,
  5. collectable,
  6. collected,
  7. collected edition,
  8. collectedly,
  9. collectible,
  10. collectibles

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
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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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