Definitions for anthology
ænˈθɒl ə dʒian·thol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anthologynoun

   a collection of selected literary passages

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anthologynoun

   A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories.

2. anthologynoun

   An assortment of things.

3. Etymology: From ἀνθολογία, from ἀνθολογέω, from ἄνθος + λέγω, coined by circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see. Anthologiai were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anthologynoun

   Etymology: ἀνϑολογία, from ἀνϑος, a flower, and λέγω, to gather.

   1. A collection of flowers.2. A collection of devotions in the Greek church.3. A collection of poems.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anthology

   In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.In genre fiction, the term anthology typically categorizes collections of shorter works, such as short stories and short novels, by different authors, each featuring unrelated casts of characters and settings, and usually collected into a single volume for publication. Alternatively, it can also be a collection of selected writings (short stories, poems etc.) by one author.Complete collections of works are often called "complete works" or "opera omnia" (Latin equivalent).

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1. anthology

   An anthology is a collection of selected works, such as poems, short stories, plays, songs, or other pieces of art or literature, typically by various authors, centered around a specific theme or topic, and compiled into a single volume or book.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anthologynoun

   a discourse on flowers

2. Anthologynoun

   a collection of flowers; a garland

3. Anthologynoun

   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. Anthologynoun

   a service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services

5. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. 'anqolo`gos flower gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]

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1. Anthology

   An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts. In genre fiction anthology is used to categorize collections of shorter works such as short stories and short novels, usually collected into a single volume for publication. The complete collections of works are often called Complete Works or Opera Omnia.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anthology

   an-thol′oj-i, n. (lit.) a gathering or collection of flowers: a collection of poems or choice literary extracts, esp. epigrams, orig. applied to the collections of Greek epigrams so called.—adj. Antholog′ical. [Gr. anthos, a flower, legein, to gather.]

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anthology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anthology
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=anthology
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthology
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anthology
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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