analecta

an·a·lects  (n-lkts) also an·a·lec·ta (n-lkt)

pl.n.

Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title.

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[Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter pl. of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana-, ana- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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ana·lectic adj.

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Noun

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analecta - a collection of excerpts from a literary work analects excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"