an·a·lects ( n  -l kts ) 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. [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.] an a·lectic adj. |
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
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 | 1. | analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary work excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
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