anthology

[ an-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural an·thol·o·gies.

1. a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject:

   an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.

2. a collection of selected writings by one author.

anthology

/ ˌænθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ænˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a collection of literary passages or works, esp poems, by various authors
2. any printed collection of literary pieces, songs, works of art, etc

Derived Forms

• anˈthologist, noun
• anthological, adjective

Other Words From

• an·tho·log·i·cal [an-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• antho·logi·cal·ly adverb
• an·tholo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin anthologia, from Greek: “collection of poems,” literally, “gathering of flowers,” from anthológ(os) “flower-gathering” ( antho- antho- + -logos, adjective derivative of légein “to gather, recount, say, speak”) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthology¹

C17: from Medieval Latin anthologia, from Greek, literally: a flower gathering, from anthos flower + legein to collect

Example Sentences

I hope this anthology will help preserve Perelman’s lingo awhile longer.

From Washington Post

She began writing in her youth and was in her early 20s when a panel of poets including Marianne Moore selected one of her verses for inclusion in an anthology.

From Washington Post

This anthology serves as a companion, featuring the voices of Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear and Craig Santos Perez, among others.

From Time

I have to say the anthology format, I think because it’s so concise and short and you’ve got 10 episodes to tell one story.

From Essence.com

Going all in and making sure that you don’t leave any stone unturned within those 10 episodes is really the ambition for any anthology creator.

From Essence.com

The trend led to a resurgence of anthology television, and renewed interest in The Twilight Zone.

From The Daily Beast

The court house is now the Anthology Archive and the firehouse is a Chinese community center.

From The Daily Beast

In December 2012, Ebenstein launched a Kickstarter for her anthology.

From The Daily Beast

Having these stories gathered into one eminently readable anthology makes Radiant Truths an important book.

From The Daily Beast

From the start, creator Nic Pizzolatto designed it as an anthology series.

From The Daily Beast

This dialogue occupies the first place in our anthology, and it is, from several points of view, a significant work.

From Project Gutenberg

At the same time there is no body of dialect verse which better deserves the honour of an anthology.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the first attempt at an anthology of Yorkshire poetry, and the forerunner of many other anthologies.

From Project Gutenberg

But the earliest work with which we need deal is an anonymous anthology, which forms an exception to the general rule.

From Project Gutenberg

An anthology of the literature of social protest, with an introduction by Jack London, who calls it "this humanist Holy-book."

From Project Gutenberg