Definition of anthology
anthologies
1 : a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music an anthology of American poetry
2 : assortment … an anthology of threadbare clichés of … bistro cuisine … — Jay Jacobs
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Examples of anthology in a Sentence
an anthology of American poetry
The band will be releasing an anthology of their earlier albums.
Recent Examples of anthology from the Web
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In the teen anthology, home isn't always warmth and comfort.
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A touring exhibition will be presented, accompanied by an anthology of student produced creative works.
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The who's who of literary contributors to this timeless anthology of nonfiction essays includes Junot Díaz, Dagoberto Gilb, Francisco Goldman and Marjorie Agosín.
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This guy Kirk West owns it, who’s like this old hippie mystic, interacting with fans and playing us tracks from the Gregg Allman anthology that hadn’t been released yet.
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Wharton contributed to it along with other European literati and wrote for another anthology, The Queen’s Gift Book.
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With that in mind, Blauner, who has edited several other anthologies, commissioned 28 essays, each about a specific Beatles song (or, in a few cases, more than one).
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In the first season of what's meant to be an anthology series, Jessica Biel stars as a young mother who commits an apparently random act of violence; Bill Pullman plays a police detective trying to work out why.
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So, congratulations to Jonathan Jacobs on editing a fine anthology.
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Origin and Etymology of anthology
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
First Known Use: 1624
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
ANTHOLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
anthology
playDefinition of anthology for English Language Learners
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: a published collection of writings (such as poems or short stories) by different authors
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: a collection of works of art or music
ANTHOLOGY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of anthology for Students
anthologies
: a collection of writings (as stories and poems)
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