collectanea

[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]
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plural noun
  1. collected passages, especially as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.

Origin of collectanea

1
1785–95; <Latin, neuter plural of collēctāneus gathered together, equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere;see collect1) + -āneus adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for collectanea

collectanea

/ (ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə) /


pl n
  1. a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology

Origin of collectanea

1
C18: from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect 1

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