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"anthology" - meanings, definitions, synonyms, thesaurus and antonyms

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

  1. \An*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower
    gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]
    1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]
    
    2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]
    
    3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful
       passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams;
       -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek
       epigrams.
    
    4. (Gr. Ch.) A service book containing a selection of pieces
       for the festival services.

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