analects
lˌɛkts plural noun
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin analecta < Greek análekta, neuter plural of análektos (verbal adjective of analégein to pick up, gather up), equivalent to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg-) + -tos verbal adjective suffix
1615–25; < Latin analecta < Greek análekta, neuter plural of análektos (verbal adjective of analégein to pick up, gather up), equivalent to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg-) + -tos verbal adjective suffix
Related forms
an·a·lec·tic, adjective
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| —pl n | |
| selected literary passages from one or more works | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather] | |
| analecta or analecta | |
| —pl n | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather] | |
| ana'lectic or analecta | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
analects
1650s, "literary gleanings," from Gk. analekta, lit. "things chosen," neut. pl. of analektos "select, choice," verbal adj. of analegein "to gather up, collect," from ana- "up" + legein "to gather," also "to choose words," hence "to speak" (see lecture).
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