"anthological" meaning in English

See anthological in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anthological [comparative], most anthological [superlative]
Etymology: From anthology + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anthology|ical}} anthology + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more}} anthological (not generally comparable, comparative more anthological, superlative most anthological)
  1. Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors. Tags: not-comparable, usually Derived forms: anthologically Related terms: anecdotal Translations (pertaining to anthologies): antologico (Italian), antologiczny (Polish), antologijny (Polish), antológico (Portuguese), antológico (Spanish)
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