anthology

anthology
noun (plural -gies) Etymology: New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from Greek, flower gathering, from anthos flower + logia collecting, from legein to gather; akin to Sanskrit andha herb — more at legend Date: 1621 1. a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music 2. assortment <
an anthology of threadbare clichés of…bistro cuisine — Jay Jacobs
> • anthological adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
(from authors), ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Anthology — ряд музыкальных альбомов различных исполнителей, как правило сборников. Anthology сборник Брайана Адамса. Anthology сборник Alien Ant Farm. Anthology сборник Asia. Anthology сборник норвежской группы Burzum. The Anthology сборник Deep Purple.… …   Википедия

  • Anthology 2 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Anthology 2 Álbum recopilatorio de The Beatles Publicación 18 de marzo de 1996 Grabación 15 de junio de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anthology 1 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Anthology 1 Álbum recopilatorio de The Beatles Publicación 20 de noviembre de 1995 Grabación 1958 noviembre de 1994 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anthology — Kompilationsalbum von The Beatles Veröffentlichung Anthology 1: November 1995, Anthology 2: März 1996, Anthology 3: Oktober 1996 Label Apple / …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anthology 3 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Anthology 3 Álbum recopilatorio de The Beatles Publicación 28 de octubre de 1996 Grabación Mayo de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anthology 2 — Album par The Beatles Sortie 18 mars 1996 Enregistrement de juin 1965 à février 1995 Durée 127:54 Genre rock …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Anthology 3 — Album par The Beatles Sortie 28 octobre 1996 Enregistrement de mai 1968 à janvier 1970 Durée 145:33 Genre rock …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Anthology — An*thol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?, fr. anqolo gos flower gathering; a nqos flower + le gein to gather.] 1. A discourse on flowers. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. A collection of flowers of literature, that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anthology — index compilation, digest, selection (collection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • anthology — (n.) 1630s, collection of poetry, from L. anthologia, from Gk. anthologia collection of small poems and epigrams by several authors, lit. flower gathering, from anthos a flower (see ANTHER (Cf. anther)) + logia collection, collecting, from legein …   Etymology dictionary

  • anthology — [n] literary collection album, analect, compendium, compilation, digest, garland, omnibus, selection, treasury; concepts 280,432 …   New thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”