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analects
an·a·lects A0277600 (ăn′ə-lĕkts′) also an·a·lec·ta (ăn′ə-lĕk′tə)pl.n. Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title.
[Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter pl. of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana-, ana- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
an′a·lec′tic adj.analects (ˈænəˌlɛkts) or analectapl n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) selected literary passages from one or more works[C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather] ˌanaˈlectic adjan•a•lects (ˈæn lˌɛkts) also an•a•lec•ta (ˌæn lˈɛk tə)
n.pl. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. [1615–25; < Latin analecta < Greek análekta, neuter pl. of análektos, v. adj. of analégein to gather up =ana- ana- + légein to gather] an`a•lec′tic, adj. Analects literary gleanings.Examples: analects . . . is taken for collections of scraps out of authors, 1658; analects in verse and prose, 1770.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | analects - a collection of excerpts from a literary workanalectaexcerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
analects
Synonyms for analectsnoun a collection of excerpts from a literary workSynonymsRelated Words- excerpt
- excerption
- extract
- selection
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