"Analects" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From James Legge's 1861 translation of the work's Mandarin Chinese title 論語 (Lúnyǔ). "Analects" itself is a 1658 Ancient Greek loanword from ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγειν (légein, “to gather”). Compare lecture. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Analects
  1. The collected sayings of Confucius Wikipedia link: Analects Categories (topical): Confucianism Translations (collected sayings of Confucius): Analectes [feminine, plural] (Catalan), Analectes [masculine, plural] (French), Entretiens de Confucius [masculine, plural] (French), Analèctas [feminine, plural] (Occitan), Analectos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), Analectele [feminine, plural] (Romanian), Învățăturile lui Confucius (Romanian), 𘓆𘒣 (alt: *ljɨ̣¹ dạ²) (Tangut), Luận Ngữ (Vietnamese)
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