analecta

unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a collection of excerpts, passages, or fragments selected from a literary work or writings.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Sammlung ausgewählter Textstellen, Fragmente oder Auszüge aus einem literarischen Werk oder aus Schriften bezeichnet.

1. Collection of literary excerpts C2 formal

   A selection of passages or fragments taken from a larger literary work or works, often compiled for study or reference.

   • The professor published a volume of analecta from ancient Greek philosophers.
   • Scholars often compile analecta to highlight key themes in an author's work.
   • The library's rare book room contains a medieval analecta of religious texts.

   🇩🇪Sammlung literarischer Auszüge

   Synonyme: anthologycollectioncompilationflorilegiummiscellanyselection