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Webster 1913 Edition

Anthology

An-thol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr.
ἀνθολόγοσ
flower gathering;
ἄνθοσ
flower +
λέγειν
to gather.]
1.
A discourse on flowers.
[R.]
2.
A collection of flowers; a garland.
[R.]
3.
A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; – particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.
4.
(Gr. Ch.)
A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.

Webster 1828 Edition

Anthology

ANTHOL'OGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. a flower, and a discourse, a collection.]
1.
A discourse on flowers.
2.
A collection of beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams. In the Greek church, a collection of devotional pieces.

Definition 2024

anthology

anthology

English

Noun

anthology ‎(plural anthologies)

  1. A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories.
  2. (by extension) An assortment of things.

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ænˈθɒlədʒɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ænˈθɑlədʒi/
  • Hyphenation: an‧thol‧ogy

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