anthology

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία, from ἀνθολογέω ("I gather flowers"), from ἄνθος ("flower") + λέγω ("I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος ("garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ænˈθɒlədʒi/
• (America) IPA: /ænˈθɑləd͡ʒi/

Noun

anthology (plural anthologies)

1. A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
2. (attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
3. (by extension) An assortment of things.
4. The study of flowers.

Related terms

• anther

Translations

• French: anthologie, florilège
• German: Anthologie, Sammelband, Blütenlese
• Italian: antologia, florilegio
• Portuguese: antologia
• Russian: антоло́гия
• Spanish: antología, florilegio

Translations

• German: Auslese
• Portuguese: antologia

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