anthologies

Variant of anthology

noun pl. anthologies

a collection of poems, stories, songs, excerpts, etc., chosen by the compiler

Origin: Gr anthologia, a garland, collection of short poems < anthologos, gathering flowers < anthos (see antho-) + legein, to gather (see logic)

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