collectanea

[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]

plural noun

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

collectanea

/ ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə /

plural noun

1. a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology

Word History and Origins

Origin of collectanea¹

1785–95; < Latin, neuter plural of collēctāneus gathered together, equivalent to collēct ( us ) (past participle of colligere; collect ¹ ) + -āneus adj. suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of collectanea¹

C18: from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect ¹

Example Sentences

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.”

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