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analects

[ an-l-ekts ]

plural noun

  1. selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.


analects

/ ˌænəˈlɛktə; ˈænəˌlɛkts /

plural noun

  1. selected literary passages from one or more works
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²¹²Ô²¹Ëˆ±ô±ð³¦³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ôa·±ô±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of analects1

1615–25; < Latin analecta < Greek ²¹²Ôá±ô±ð°ì³Ù²¹, neuter plural of ²¹²Ôá±ô±ð°ì³Ù´Ç²õ (verbal adjective of ²¹²Ô²¹±ôé²µ±ð¾±²Ô to pick up, gather up), equivalent to ana- ana- + -lek- gather (variant of -leg- ) + -tos verbal adjective suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of analects1

C17: via Latin from Greek analekta, from analegein to collect up, from legein to gather
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Example Sentences

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Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.

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"In the library, as usual," answered the Colonel, "digging out analects."

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The following are extracts from the analects of Confucius:— 1.

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