anthology
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anthology
- /ænˈθɒlədʒi/ UK
- /ænˈθɑləd͡ʒi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (anthologéō, “I gather flowers”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather, pick up, collect”), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος (stéphanos, “garland”)) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. Anthologiai were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. By surface analysis, antho- + -logy.
noun anthologies
- A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. Malkin and Stacks, along with Robert Dallek, James McPherson and other contributors to the anthology (edited by Robert Cowley) take such questions as the jumping-off points for exercises in counterfactuality, the historian's term for speculation about how the past might have unfolded if a particular
- A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
- An assortment of things.
- The study of flowers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compendium, book, collection, selection, compilation, treasury, omnibus, miscellany, album, reader, chrestomathy, florilegium, potpourri, medley, assemblage, corpus
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noun collection of literary works
| Español | antología, florilegio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시집 sijip, 문집 munjip, 명시 선집 myeongsi seonjip, 문선 munseon |
| 日本語 | アンソロジー ansorojii, 詩集 shishū, 選集 senshū |
| 中文 | 文選 /文选 wénxuǎn, 詩集 /诗集 shījí, 選集 /选集 xuǎnjí |
| Kiswahili | diwani |
| Português | antologia |
| Français | anthologie, florilège |
| Deutsch | Anthologie, Sammelband, Blütenlese, Spicilegium |
| Italiano | antologia, florilegio |
| Ελληνικά | ανθολογία anthología |
| Română | antologie |
| Русский | антоло́гия antológija, хрестома́тия xrestomátija |
| Tiếng Việt | văn tuyển |
| العربية | تَجْمِيعَة tajmīʕa, دِيوَان dīwān |
| עברית | אנתולוגיה antológya |
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title = {anthology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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