col·lec·ta·ne·a (k l  k-t  n - )pl.n. A selection of passages from one or more authors; an anthology. [Latin coll ctnea, from neuter pl. of collctneus, collected, from collctus; see collect2.] |
collectanea [ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə]
pl n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
[from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect1]
collectanea
a miscellany of passages from an author or authors, sometimes assembled for teaching purposes.
See also: BooksCollectanea a miscellany of passages collected from various authors, 1791. See also anthology.
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