anthology
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.
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