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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•a•lects (an′l ekts′),USA pronunciation n.pl. - Literatureselected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
Also, an•a•lec•ta (an′l ek′tə).USA pronunciation - Greek análekta, neuter plural of análektos (verbal adjective, adjectival of analégein to pick up, gather up), equivalent. to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg-) + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin analecta
- 1615–25
an′a•lec′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: analects /ˈænəˌlɛkts/, analecta /ˌænəˈlɛktə/ pl n - selected literary passages from one or more works
Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather |