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Analects — Traditional Chinese 論語 Simplified Chinese 论 … Wikipedia
analects — [an΄ə lek′təan′ə lekts΄] pl.n. [L analecta < Gr analekta < analegein, to collect < ana , up + legein, to gather] collected literary excerpts or passages: also analecta [an΄ə lek′tə] the Analects a collection of Confucius teachings … English World dictionary
Analects — An a*lects ([a^]n [.a]*l[e^]kts), ||Analecta An a*lec ta ([a^]n [.a]*l[e^]k t[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. ana lekta fr. anale gein to collect; ana + le gein to gather.] A collection of literary fragments. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
analects — (n.) 1650s, literary gleanings, from Gk. analekta, lit. things chosen, neuter plural of analektos select, choice, verbal adj. of analegein to gather up, collect, from ana up (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + legein to gather, also to choose words, hence … Etymology dictionary
analects — analectic, adj. /an l ekts /, n.pl. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. Also, analecta /an l ek teuh/. [1615 25; < L analecta < Gk análekta, neut. pl. of análektos (verbal adj. of analégein to pick up, gather … Universalium
analects — noun A collection of excerpts or quotes. Syn: analecta … Wiktionary
Analects — Литературный сборник … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
analects — Synonyms and related words: Festschrift, adage, album, ana, anthology, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, beauties, byword, canon, catchword, chrestomathy, clippings, collectanea, collected sayings, collected works, collection, compilation, complete… … Moby Thesaurus
analects — an·a·lects || ænÉ™lekts n. extracts from a literary work or from a collection of literary works … English contemporary dictionary
analects — [ anəlɛkts] (also analecta ˌanə lɛktə) plural noun a collection of short literary or philosophical extracts. Origin ME: via L. from Gk analekta things gathered up , from ana up + legein gather … English new terms dictionary
