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- [an-thol-uh-jee]
- /ænˈθɒl ə dʒi/
- /ænˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-thol-uh-jee]
- /ænˈθɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of anthology word
- countable noun anthology An anthology is a collection of writings by different writers published together in one book. 3
- noun anthology a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors 3
- noun anthology any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc 3
- noun anthology a collection of poems, stories, songs, excerpts, etc., chosen by the compiler 3
- noun plural anthology a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy. 1
- noun plural anthology a collection of selected writings by one author. 1
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Origin of anthology
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Latin anthologia < Greek: collection of poems, literally, gathering of flowers, equivalent to anthológ(os) flower-gathering (antho- antho- + -logos, adj. derivative of légein to pick up, collect) + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Anthology
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anthology popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anthology usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anthology
noun anthology
- album — An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- garland — Hamlin [ham-lin] /ˈhæm lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1940, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
- omnibus — bus1 (def 1).
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