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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·thol·o·gy \\an-ˈthä-lə-jē\\ noun ( plural -gies) ETYMOLOGY New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from Greek, flower gathering, from anthos flower + logia collecting, from legein to gather; akin to Sanskrit andha herb — more at legend
DATE 1621
1. a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music2. assortment an anthology of threadbare clichés of…bistro cuisine — Jay Jacobs• an·tho·log·i·cal \\ˌan(t)-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ adjective
anthology
1630s, from L. anthologia, from Gk. anthologia "flower-gathering," from anthos "a flower" (see anther) + logia "collection, collecting," from legein "gather" (see lecture). Modern sense (which emerged in Late Gk.) is metaphoric, "flowers" of verse, small poems by various writers gathered together.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishanthology
noun VERB + ANTHOLOGY compile, edit, publish, put together We have put together an anthology of children's poetry. PREP. in an/the ~ The essay first appeared in an anthology of feminist criticism. | ~ of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 anthology
an·thol·ogy / An5WClEdVi; NAmE -5WB:l- / noun(pl. -ies)
a collection of poems, stories, etc. that have been written by different people and published together in a book
(不同作家作品的)选集
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·thol·o·gy\anˈthäləjē, aan-, -ji\ noun( -es) Etymology: New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from Greek, flower-gathering, from anthos flower + logia, logeia collecting, from legein to collect, speak; akin to Sanskrit andha herb, soma plant, and perhaps to Albanian ënde blossom — more at legend : a usually representative collection of selected literary pieces or passages < an anthology of 19th century poetry >or of selected pieces in any art form (as songs or recordings, paintings, or sculpture) < a huge anthology of paintings, sculpture, and models for architecture >also : something felt to resemble such a collection < his performance was an anthology of hilarity >
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