Meanings
plural anthologies
- A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
1 more example
Malkin and Stacks, along with Robert Dallek, James McPherson and other contributors to the anthology (edited by Robert Cowley) take such questions as the jumping-off points for exercises in counterfactuality, the historian's term for speculation about how the past might have unfolded if a particular event had happened otherwise.
2004 September 5, Laura Miller, “Imagine”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021 - attributiveA work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
- broadlyAn assortment of things.
- The study of flowers.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνθολογία“flower-gathering”
- Englishanthology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (anthologéō, “I gather flowers”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather, pick up, collect”), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος (stéphanos, “garland”)) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. Anthologiai were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. By surface analysis, antho- + -logy.
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Afrikaans bloemlesing
- bloemlesingcollection of literary works
Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία
- ἀνθολογία (anthología)collection of literary works
Arabic تَجْمِيعَة, دِيوَان
- تَجْمِيعَة (tajmīʕa)collection of literary works
- دِيوَان (dīwān)collection of literary works
Catalan antologia
- antologiacollection of literary works
Chinese Mandarin 文選 /文选, 詩集 /诗集
- 文選 /文选 (wénxuǎn)collection of literary works
- 詩集 /诗集 (shījí)collection of literary works
- 選集 /选集 (xuǎnjí)collection of literary works
Czech antologie, výbor
- antologiecollection of literary works
- výborcollection of literary works
- výběrcollection of literary works
- klasobranícollection of literary works
Danish antologi
- antologicollection of literary works
Dutch bloemlezing
- bloemlezingcollection of literary works
Esperanto antologio
- antologiocollection of literary works
Finnish antologia, runokokoelma
- antologiacollection of literary works
- runokokoelmacollection of literary works
- antologiaassortment of things
French anthologie, florilège
- anthologiecollection of literary works
- florilègecollection of literary works
German Anthologie, Sammelband
- Anthologiecollection of literary works
- Sammelbandcollection of literary works
- Blütenlesecollection of literary works
- Spicilegiumcollection of literary works
- Ausleseassortment of things
Greek ανθολογία
- ανθολογία (anthología)collection of literary works
Hebrew אנתולוגיה
- אנתולוגיה (antológya)collection of literary works
Icelandic sýnisbók, safnrit
- sýnisbókcollection of literary works
- safnritcollection of literary works
Indonesian antologi, bunga rampai
- antologicollection of literary works
- bunga rampaicollection of literary works
Italian antologia, florilegio
- antologiacollection of literary works
- florilegiocollection of literary works
Japanese アンソロジー, 詩集
- アンソロジー (ansorojii)collection of literary works
- 詩集 (shishū)collection of literary works
- 選集 (senshū)collection of literary works
Korean 시집, 문집
- 시집 (sijip)collection of literary works
- 문집 (munjip)collection of literary works
- 명시 선집 (myeongsi seonjip)collection of literary works
- 문선 (munseon)collection of literary works
Latvian antoloģija
- antoloģijacollection of literary works
Lithuanian antologija
- antologijacollection of literary works
Malay antologi
- antologicollection of literary works
Norwegian Bokmål antologi
- antologicollection of literary works
Persian گلچین, گلشناسی
- گلچین (golčin)collection of literary works
- گلشناسی (gol-šenâsi)study of flowers
Polish antologia
- antologiacollection of literary works
Portuguese antologia, antologia
- antologiacollection of literary works
- antologiaassortment of things
Romanian antologie
- antologiecollection of literary works
Russian антоло́гия, хрестома́тия
- антоло́гия (antológija)collection of literary works
- хрестома́тия (xrestomátija)collection of literary works
Scottish Gaelic cruinneachadh, cruinneachadh
- cruinneachadhcollection of literary works
- cruinneachadhassortment of things
Slovak antológia, výber
- antológiacollection of literary works
- výbercollection of literary works
Spanish antología, florilegio
- antologíacollection of literary works
- florilegiocollection of literary works
Swahili diwani
- diwanicollection of literary works
Swedish antologi, samlingsutgåva
- antologicollection of literary works
- samlingsutgåvacollection of literary works
Turkish antoloji
- antolojicollection of literary works
Ukrainian антоло́гія
- антоло́гія (antolóhija)collection of literary works
Vietnamese văn tuyển
- văn tuyểncollection of literary works
Welsh blodeugerdd
- blodeugerddcollection of literary works
Yiddish זאַמלבוך, אַנטאָלאָגיע
- זאַמלבוך (zamlbukh)collection of literary works
- אַנטאָלאָגיע (antologye)collection of literary works
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anthology
Cite this entry
anthology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthology
“anthology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthology. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthology.
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