Anthology - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Anthology :  (noun)

1: a collection of selected literary passages

Based on WordNet 2.0

Anthology : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Anthology

literature_book: The Mighty Quinns: AND Flashback: Brody (Blaze Anthology) - by Kate Hoffmann et al. - Mills & Boon. http://bit.ly/4Wfoyd
Price_Compare: Retrospectacle: The Supertramp Anthology - $ http://bit.ly/6dSbZF
fallenpeach: after owning it since it came out, i'm finally importing the beatles Anthology into itunes. wonder what took me so long on this.. weird.
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