anthology
Etymology
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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 Nounanthology (plural anthologies)
- A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
- (attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
- (by extension) An assortment of things.
- The study of flowers.
- French: anthologie, florilège
- German: Anthologie, Sammelband, Blütenlese
- Italian: antologia, florilegio
- Portuguese: antologia
- Russian: антоло́гия
- Spanish: antología, florilegio
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