collectanea

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col·lec·ta·ne·a

C0478000 (kŏl′ĕk-tā′nē-ə)pl.n. A selection of passages from one or more authors; an anthology.
[Latin collēctānea, from neuter pl. of collēctāneus, collected, from collēctus; see collect2.]

collectanea

(ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə) pl n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology[C18: from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect1]

col•lec•ta•ne•a

(ˌkɒl ɛkˈteɪ ni ə)

n.pl. collected passages, esp. as arranged in a miscellany or anthology. [1785–95; < Latin, neuter pl. of collēctāneus gathered together =collēct(us), past participle of colligere (see collect1) + -āneus adj. suffix (see -an1, -eous)]

collectanea

a miscellany of passages from an author or authors, sometimes assembled for teaching purposes.See also: Books

Collectanea

 a miscellany of passages collected from various authors, 1791. See also anthology.