analects

  • 1Analects — Traditional Chinese 論語 Simplified Chinese 论 …

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  • 2analects — [an΄ə lek′təan′ə lekts΄] pl.n. [L analecta < Gr analekta < analegein, to collect < ana , up + legein, to gather] collected literary excerpts or passages: also analecta [an΄ə lek′tə] the Analects a collection of Confucius teachings …

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  • 3Analects — An a*lects ([a^]n [.a]*l[e^]kts), ||Analecta An a*lec ta ([a^]n [.a]*l[e^]k t[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. ana lekta fr. anale gein to collect; ana + le gein to gather.] A collection of literary fragments. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4analects — (n.) 1650s, literary gleanings, from Gk. analekta, lit. things chosen, neuter plural of analektos select, choice, verbal adj. of analegein to gather up, collect, from ana up (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + legein to gather, also to choose words, hence …

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  • 5analects — also analecta noun plural Etymology: New Latin analecta, from Greek analekta, neuter plural of analektos, verbal of analegein to collect, from ana + legein to gather more at legend Date: 1652 selected miscellaneous written passages …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6analects — analectic, adj. /an l ekts /, n.pl. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors. Also, analecta /an l ek teuh/. [1615 25; < L analecta < Gk análekta, neut. pl. of análektos (verbal adj. of analégein to pick up, gather …

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  • 7analects — noun A collection of excerpts or quotes. Syn: analecta …

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  • 8Analects — Литературный сборник …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 9analects — Synonyms and related words: Festschrift, adage, album, ana, anthology, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, beauties, byword, canon, catchword, chrestomathy, clippings, collectanea, collected sayings, collected works, collection, compilation, complete&#8230; …

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  • 10analects — an·a·lects || ænÉ™lekts n. extracts from a literary work or from a collection of literary works …

    English contemporary dictionary