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analect

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an⋅a⋅lects

[an-l-ekts]
–plural noun
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
Also, an⋅a⋅lec⋅ta [an-l-ek-tuh] .


Origin:
1615–25; < L analecta < Gk análekta, neut. pl. of análektos (verbal adj. of analégein to pick up, gather up), equiv. to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (var. of -leg-) + -tos verbal adj. suffix


an⋅a⋅lec⋅tic, adjective
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