anthology
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a…A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
» This is an anthology of poems.
Это сборник стихов.
Meaning
4 sensesA collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
Anthologie, Sammelband, Blütenlese
антоло́гияantológija, хрестома́тияxrestomátija
антоло́гіяantolóhija
a collection of selected literary passages
(attributive)A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(broadly)An assortment of things.
Auslese
The study of flowers.
Examples
5 sentencesThis is an anthology of poems.
ruЭто сборник стихов.
I like both plays in our anthology very much.
Her experience as a cop is often reflected in her books of poetry and the anthologies she has edited.
He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.
Tom put his book of Chuck Norris facts on the shelf next to his anthology of lolcats.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (anBorrowed 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.
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Forms
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