anthology

noun an·thol·o·gy \ an-ˈthä-lə-jē \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

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Definition of anthology

plural 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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anthological

play \ˌan(t)-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

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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

This edited anthology, which included 33 stories by past and future award winners, changed the face of science fiction.

— glenn fleishman, Fortune, "5 Great Works From Acclaimed Sci-Fi Author Harlan Ellison, Who Died at 84," 29 June 2018
Some are more potent than others, as is often the case with anthology series.

— matthew gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "A guide to good Netflix vs. bad Netflix," 21 June 2018
Like all anthology shows, this one is a kind of collage, a meta work of art.

— peter plagens, WSJ, "‘Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century’ Review: Trying to Corral the Uncorralable," 7 July 2018
No such anthology existed, and Google was not available for instant historical knowledge.

— alexander heffner, Time, "The American Historical Record Includes Court Cases, Famous Speeches—And Trump’s Tweets. Here’s Why That Matters," 2 July 2018
Image: DC Comics DC will begin releasing an exclusive, monthly anthology comic series in Walmarts across the United States next month.

— andrew liptak, The Verge, "Walmart will begin selling an exclusive monthly DC comic anthology in July," 23 June 2018
As for Hawley, his marquee FX series, anthology Fargo, is currently on a break before an anticipated fourth run.

— michael o'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Legion' Renewed for Season 3 at FX," 1 June 2018
Zimmerman also is widely published in literary journals and anthologies.

— carole goldberg, courant.com, "Photojournalist Steven G. Smith, ESPN's Mike Greenberg To Give Talks," 9 May 2018
Its creators, Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, chose an anthology format that allows for an expansive universe, encompassing a wide variety of weed smokers—something that Comedy Central’s Broad City, another modern stoner show, can’t quite manage.

— anna menta, Newsweek, "Why You Should Binge HBO's ‘High Maintenance,' The Most Addictive Stoner Show On TV," 7 Mar. 2018

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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

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First Known Use: 1624

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