analects

  • 11analects — [ anəlɛkts] (also analecta ˌanə lɛktə) plural noun a collection of short literary or philosophical extracts. Origin ME: via L. from Gk analekta things gathered up , from ana up + legein gather …

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  • 12analects — n pi. passages, selections, extracts, excerpts, quotations, citations; sayings, pieces; collectanea, analecta; compilation, abstract, compendium, anthology, florilegium …

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  • 13analects — an·a·lects …

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  • 14analects — an•a•lects [[t]ˈæn lˌɛkts[/t]] also an•a•lec•ta [[t]ˌæn lˈɛk tə[/t]] n. pl. lit. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors • Etymology: 1615–25; < L analecta < Gk análekta, neut. pl. of análektos, v. adj. of… …

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  • 15analects — /ˈænəlɛkts/ (say anuhlekts) plural noun selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. Also, analecta /ænəˈlɛktə/ (say anuh lektuh). {Latin analecta, plural, from Greek analekta things gathered} –analectic /ænəˈlɛktɪk/… …

  • 16analects —   n.pl. pl. collection of writings; literary gleanings.    ♦ analectic, a …

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  • 17analects — n.pl. (also analecta) a collection of short literary extracts. Etymology: L f. Gk analekta things gathered f. analego pick up …

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  • 18Analects of Confucius — Entretiens de Confucius « Portrait du premier maître, Confucius, donnant une Lecture. » Les Entretiens (traditionnel : 論語, simplifié : 论语, pinyin : Lúnyǔ, ou plus rarement Lùnyǔ), aussi connus sous le nom d’Analectes, est …

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  • 19Analects of Confucius, The — (Chinese, Lun Yü) a compilation of the discourses, maxims, and aphorisms of Confucius, dating from the 4th century B.C. * * * …

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  • 20Analects of Confucius — n. extracts from the works of Confucius …

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