analects

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

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

1. Collected literary excerptsC1formal

   A collection of short extracts or passages from a literary work, often compiled for study or reference.

   Recueil de passages choisis

   • The professor assigned the analects of Confucius for the seminar.
   • She compiled a book of analects from various philosophical texts.
   • The analects provide a concise overview of the author's key ideas.

   Synonymesflorilegiummiscellany