˜yÐÄvlog

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collectanea

[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]

plural noun

  1. collected passages, especially as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.


collectanea

/ ËŒ°ìÉ’±ôÉ›°ìˈ³Ù±ðɪ²Ôɪə /

plural noun

  1. a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of collectanea1

1785–95; < Latin, neuter plural of ³¦´Ç±ô±ôŧ³¦³ÙÄå²Ô±ð³Ü²õ gathered together, equivalent to ³¦´Ç±ô±ôŧ³¦³Ù ( us ) (past participle of colligere; collect 1 ) + -Äå²Ô±ð³Ü²õ adj. suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of collectanea1

C18: from Latin, from ³¦´Ç±ô±ô±ð³¦³ÙÄå²Ô±ð³Ü²õ assembled, from colligere to collect 1
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In its first form, the Adagiorum Collectanea, it was published by him at Paris in 1500, just after his return from England.

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In a preface, Erasmus speaks slightingly of the Adagiorum Collectanea, with that affectation from which few authors are free, as a little collection carelessly made.

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Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, 8 vols. royal 8vo. 5l.

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Even the scanty information which the industrious Ware supplies, was gleaned not from our annals, but from Harold's Collectanea, probably notes and extracts taken from documents in the continental libraries.

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The fruits of his labours in this department are well known—“Collectanea Cambrica,†“Early History of the Cymry,†and “Cambrian Popular Antiquities.â€

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