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An anthology is defined as a book that has a large collection of writings in similar form, from a similar time, or about a similar subject manner, but by various authors.

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An example of an anthology is a collection of poetry called The Poets Laureate Anthology.

The definition of an anthology is a book with many writings by only one author.

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An example of an anthology is a book that contains many of Shakespeare's plays.

An anthology is a collection of music from one artist.

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An example of an anthology is the collection titled, The Beatles' Anthology.

See anthology in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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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anthological adjective

See anthology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. an·thol·o·gies

A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays.
A miscellany, assortment, or catalog, as of complaints, comments, or ideas: “The Irish love their constitution for what it is: an anthology of the clerical-nationalist ideas of 1936” (Economist).

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Origin: Medieval Greek anthologiā, collection of epigrams

Origin: , from Greek, flower gathering

Origin: , from anthologein, to gather flowers

Origin: : antho-, antho-

Origin: + logos, a gathering (from legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots)

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