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Definition of anthology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anthology

noun
 
/ænˈθɒlədʒi/
 
/ænˈθɑːlədʒi/
(plural anthologies)
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  1. a collection of poems, stories, etc. that have been written by different people and published together in a book
    • an anthology of poems for children
    • The essay first appeared in an anthology of feminist criticism.
    • We have put together an anthology of children’s poetry.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • literary
    • horror
    • poetry
    verb + anthology
    • compile
    • edit
    • publish
    preposition
    • in an/​the anthology
    • anthology of
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via French or medieval Latin from Greek anthologia, from anthos ‘flower’ + -logia ‘collection’ (from legein ‘gather’). In Greek, the word originally denoted a collection of the “flowers” of verse, i.e. small choice poems or epigrams, by various authors.
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