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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

pl.

[Neut. pl. from L.

collectaneus

collected, fr.

colligere

. See

Verb.

]

Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.

collectanea pl ‎(plural only)

A selective collection of passages from various sources or by various authors; an anthology

anthology