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analects

Syllabification: (an·a·lects)
Pronunciation: /ˈanlˌek(t)s/

(also analecta /ˌanlˈektə/)
Definition of analects

noun

  • a collection of short literary or philosophical extracts.

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek analekta 'things gathered up', from analegein 'pick up', from ana- 'up' + legein 'gather'

analects in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of analects in the British & World English dictionary