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anthology

[ an-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

plural anthologies.
  1. a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject:

    an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.

  2. a collection of selected writings by one author.


anthology

/ ˌænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ænˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors
  2. any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳDZDz, noun
  • anthological, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٳ·Dz·· [an-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • t·Dzi·· adverb
  • ·ٳDZo· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin anthologia, from Greek: “collection of poems,” literally, “gathering of flowers,” from ԳٳDZó(Dz) “flower-gathering” ( antho- antho- + -logos, adjective derivative of é𾱲 “to gather, recount, say, speak”) + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology1

C17: from Medieval Latin anthologia, from Greek, literally: a flower gathering, from anthos flower + legein to collect
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Example Sentences

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After eight episodes, including a 90-minute finale, the third season of HBO’s dark comedy anthology has come to a close, and our writers are weighing in on the reveals.

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Speaking about the show's format, he added: "There's nothing quite like that anthology show imagination of Doctor Who, where it takes these wild leaps from one episode to another."

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HBO’s anthology is a class satire that skewers high-end tourism, but for Season 3, it also has served as an ad for luxury travel with partnership and marketing deals.

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Those unfamiliar with the production scope of an anthology like this should be forgiven for assuming the producers and filmmakers were inspired by recent headlines.

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Season 3 of HBO’s addictive black comedy anthology is finally here.

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