analects

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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analects [ˈænəˌlɛkts], analecta [ˌænəˈlɛktə]

pl n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) selected literary passages from one or more works

[via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather]

analectic  adj

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Analects literary gleanings.

Examples: analects . . . is taken for collections of scraps out of authors, 1658; analects in verse and prose, 1770.

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Noun

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