anthology
Syllabification: (an·thol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /anˈTHäləjē/
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Definition of anthology
noun ( plural anthologies)
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun
Origin:
mid 17th century: via French or medieval Latin from Greek anthologia, from anthos 'flower' + -logia 'collection' (from legein 'gather'). In Greek, the word originally denoted a collection of the “flowers” of verse, i.e., small choice poems or epigrams, by various authors