Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anthology"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anthology \An*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower
gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]
1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]
2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]
3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful
passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams;
-- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek
epigrams.
4. (Gr. Ch.) A service book containing a selection of pieces
for the festival services.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
anthology
n : a collection of selected literary passages
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