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anthologies
Variant of anthology
anthology
definition
an·thol·ogy (an t̸häl′ə jē)
noun pl. anthologies -·gies
a collection of poems, stories, songs, excerpts, etc., chosen by the compiler
Etymology: Gr anthologia, a garland, collection of short poems < anthologos, gathering flowers < anthos (see antho-) + legein, to gather (see logic)
Related Forms:
- anthological an′·tho·log′i·cal (an′t̸hə läj′i kəl) adjective
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