delectus
noun
de·lec·tus
də̇ˈlektəs
plural -es
: a book of selected passages especially for learners of Latin or Greek
Word History
Etymology
Latin, selection, from delectus, past participle of deligere to choose out, select, from de- + -ligere (from legere to gather)
- sweet-potato sphinx
- sweet-potato weevil
- sweet-potato worm
- sweet-roast
- sweet-scented
- sweet-scented shrub
- sweet-sweet
- sweet-talk
- sweet-talked
- sweet-talking
- sweet-talks
- sweetbells
- sweetberry
- sweetbread
- sweetbreads
- sweetbriar
- sweetbriars
- sweetbrier
- sweetbriers
- sweetclover weevil
- sweeted
- sweeten
- sweeten the pill
- sweeten up
- sweetened