analecta
- noun
- /ˌænəˈlɛktə/
- Literature
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analectas
- The professor assigned readings from a analecta of classical Greek poetry.
Examples
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For her thesis, she compiled a analecta of feminist literary criticism.
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The analecta is fascinating.
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His research relied heavily on a analecta of 19th-century essays.
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I have an analecta here.
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The professor assigned readings from the analecta of various authors to deepen our understanding of literary techniques.
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For her thesis, she compiled an analecta featuring key excerpts from 18th-century poetry.
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In his lecture, he referred to an analecta that collected notable passages from classical philosophers.
Synonyms
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A book of poems, stories, or short writings by different writers
A collection of short selected parts from an author's writings
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Etymology
Analecta comes from a Greek word that means 'things gathered', built from ana- 'again' and legein 'to gather'. So an analecta is like a 'collection' of chosen passages or excerpts, which is why scholars use it for sets of selected texts.