anthology
English
/ænˈθɒlədʒɪ/, /ænˈθɑlədʒi/
noun
Definitions
- A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
- (attributive) Of a work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
- (by extension) An assortment of things.
- The study of flowers.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (flower-gathering, collection of flowers).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀνθολογία
Gloss
flower-gathering, collection of flowers
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anthological English
- anthologically English
- anthologist English
- anthologization English
- florilegium English
- flōrilegium Latin
- flōrilēgium Latin
- antológia Hungarian
- antologia Italian
- bloemlezing Dutch, Flemish
- antología Spanish, Castilian
- λόγος Ancient Greek
- ἀνθολογία Ancient Greek
- ἄνθος Ancient Greek
- antologia Portuguese
- アンソロジー Japanese
- antologi Danish
- antologia Catalan, Valencian
- ανθολογία Greek (modern)
- antologi Indonesian
- antologi Malay
- אַנטאָלאָגיע Yiddish