"analects" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈæ.nəˌlɛk(t)s]
Etymology: 1658, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather”). Compare lecture. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀνάλεκτα||things chosen}} Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), {{m|grc|ἀνα-||up}} ἀνα- (ana-, “up”), {{m|grc|λέγω||I gather}} λέγω (légō, “I gather”), {{m|en|lecture}} lecture Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} analects pl (plural only)
  1. A collection of excerpts or quotes. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: analecta Translations (a collection of excerpts or quotes): 選集 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 选集 (sóan-chi̍p) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 選集 (Chinese Cantonese), 选集 (syun² zaap⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 選集 (Chinese Mandarin), 选集 (xuǎnjí) (Chinese Mandarin), ανάλεκτα (análekta) [neuter, plural] (Greek), analekta (Indonesian), 選集 (senshū) (alt: せんしゅう) (Japanese), 선집 (seonjip) (alt: 選集) (Korean), analek (Malay), analekta [neuter, plural] (Polish), analectos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), литерату́рный сбо́рник (literatúrnyj sbórnik) [masculine] (Russian), analektas (Tagalog), tuyển tập (alt: 選集) (Vietnamese)

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