ἀνθολογία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • The act of gathering flowers.
  • (figuratively) a collection of poems; anthology

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (flower, sprout, blossom) + Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λόγος

Gloss

word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

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Person/Thing

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