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单词 anthology
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anthology

noun

an·​thol·​o·​gy an-ˈthä-lə-jē How to pronounce anthology (audio)
plural anthologies
1
: a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
an anthology of American poetry
2
: assortment
… an anthology of threadbare clichés of … bistro cuisine … Jay Jacobs
anthological
ˌan(t)-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce anthology (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • album
  • collectanea
  • compendium
  • compilation
  • florilegium
  • miscellany
  • reader
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Example Sentences

an anthology of American poetry The band will be releasing an anthology of their earlier albums.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & New Latin; French anthologie, going back to Middle French, borrowed from New Latin anthologia, borrowed from Greek anthología "gathering of flowers," from anthológos "flower-gathering" (from antho- antho- + -logos, nominal ablaut derivative of légein "to gather, collect") + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at legend

Note: The sense "collection of extracts" is found earlier in the parallel formation anthológion, attested in Byzantine Greek.

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

anthology

noun

an·​thol·​o·​gy an-ˈthä-lə-jē How to pronounce anthology (audio)
plural anthologies
: a collection of writings (as stories and poems)

anthology

noun

as in compilation
a collection of writings an anthology of American short stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • album
  • compendium
  • reader
  • florilegium
  • symposium
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  • sourcebook
  • miscellany
  • casebook
  • garland
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