florilegium
florilegium · florilegia · florilegiums
A collection of flowersA collection of flowers.
/ˌflɔɹəˈliːdʒi.əm/
Meaning
3 sensesA collection of flowers.
An anthology, particularly of excerpts from larger works.
A patristic anthology.
More definitions
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
Origin
Borrowed from Renaissance Latin flōrilegium, calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthologíaBorrowed from Renaissance Latin flōrilegium, calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”) (compare English anthology), so called because flowers were used as symbols of the finer sensibility of literature.
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Forms
plural: florilegia / florilegiums| Singular | florilegium |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.:garlandmiscellany
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular