collectanea

American  

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

plural noun

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

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collectanea British  

/ ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə /

plural noun

1. a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology

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Etymology

Origin of collectanea

1785–95; < Latin, neuter plural of collēctāneus gathered together, equivalent to collēct ( us ) (past participle of colligere; collect ¹ ) + -āneus adj. suffix

Example Sentences

The completed portions pertain mainly to the first two acts; for the rest we have an immense mass of schemes, arguments, excerpts and collectanea.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin

The "Life" by Vale, and sketches by Richard Carlile, Blanchard, and others, belong to the controversial collectanea in which Paine's posthumous career is traceable.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel

Lacinius, Janus, Praeciosa ac nobilissima artis chymiae collectanea.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

The Lives of Pericles and Themistocles, for instance, are little more than mere collectanea from sources widely discrepant, and often quite worthless.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

Non est Ramundi Lullii, sed collectanea diversa ex Paracelso.

From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John