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an·thol·o·gy  (n-thl-j)
n. pl. an·thol·o·gies
1. A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays.
2. A miscellany, assortment, or catalog, as of complaints, comments, or ideas: "The Irish love their constitution for what it is: an anthology of the clerical-nationalist ideas of 1936" (Economist).

[Medieval Greek anthologi, collection of epigrams, from Greek, flower gathering, from anthologein, to gather flowers : antho-, antho- + logos, a gathering (from legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots).]

antho·logi·cal (nth-lj-kl) adj.

anthology [ænˈθɒlədʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors
2. any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc.
[from Medieval Latin anthologia, from Greek, literally: a flower gathering, from anthos flower + legein to collect]
anthological  [ˌænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
anthologist  n

anthology
a collection of prayers used for solemn feasts in the Orthodox Eastern Church. See also books.
See also: Christianity
a collection of stories, poems, or other literary material. See also christianity. — anthologist, n.
See also: Literature
a collection of writings by various authors. — anthologist, n.
See also: Collections and Collecting
Anthology a collection of flowers; items culled from literature. See also garland, treasury.
Examples: anthology of causes and effects, 1878; of epigrams; of flowers, 1755; of hymns, 1775; of poems; of pros’ [‘prostitutes’]—Lipton, 1970; of prose.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anthologyanthology - a collection of selected literary passages
compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works
diwan, divan - a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
florilegium, miscellany, garland - an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
omnibus - an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

anthology
Translations
anthology [ænˈθɒlədʒɪ] Nantología f

anthology [ænˈθɒlədʒi] n [poetry, stories, writings] → anthologie f

anthology
nAnthologie f

anthology [ænˈθɒlədʒɪ] nantologia

anthology
n anthology [ӕnˈθolədʒi]
a collection of pieces of poetry or prose an anthology of love poems. bloemlesing مَجْموعَة مُنْتَخَبات شِعْرِيَّة أو أدَبِيَّه: أنْتولوجْيا антология antologie tekstsamling; antologi Anthologie ανθολόγιο antología antoloogia گلچین ادبی antologia anthologie אֲסוָּפה, אָנתוֹלוֹגיָה संग्रह antologija antológia bunga rampai safnrit antologia 名詩名文集 명시선집 antologija antoloģija koleksi bloemlezing tekstsamling, antologi antologia antologia antologie анталогия antológia antologija antologija, zbirka antologi การรวบรวมบทประพันธ์ของนักเขียนหลายคน antoloji, güldeste (詩或散文)選集 антологія منتخب اشعار یا ادب پاروں کا مجموعہ hợp tuyển


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