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单词 analects
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analects

[ an-l-ekts ]
/ ˈæn lˌɛkts /

plural noun

selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
Also an·a·lec·ta [an-l-ek-tuh]. /ˌæn lˈɛk tə/.

Origin of analects

1615–25; <Latin analecta<Greek análekta, neuter plural of análektos (verbal adjective of analégein to pick up, gather up), equivalent to ana-ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg-) + -tos verbal adjective suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM analects

an·a·lec·tic, adjective

Words nearby analects

anal canal, anal character, analcite, anal column, anal duct, analects, analemma, analeptic, analeptic enema, anal erotic, anal-expulsive
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British Dictionary definitions for analects

analects

analecta (ˌænəˈlɛktə)

/ (ˈænəˌlɛkts) /

pl n

selected literary passages from one or more works

Derived forms of analects

analectic, adjective

Word Origin for analects

C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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