analecta

pluriel irrégulier

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un recueil de fragments, de passages ou d'extraits choisis tirés d'une œuvre littéraire ou d'écrits.

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.

   🇫🇷Analectes

   Synonymes: anthologycollectioncompilationflorilegiummiscellanyselection