[an-l-ekts] 
| selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. |
[an-l-ek-tuh] .
| an·a·lects (ān'ə-lěkts') pl.n. Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title. [Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter pl. of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana-, ana- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] an'a·lec'tic adj. |