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florilegium

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  1. a collection of writings a florilegium of ancient alchemical writings Synonyms album, collectanea, compendium, compilation, anthology, miscellany, readerRelated Words almanac, ana, analects, chapbook, digest, garland, symposium; casebook, sourcebook; archives, corpus, library, miscellanea

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