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

As for what’s next, Williams has joined the third season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology series “Monster,” which will focus on serial killer Ed Gein.

From Los Angeles Times

My earliest memory of Rivers comes from an anthology comedy album that was passed down to me as a boy.

From Los Angeles Times

He formed Quincy Jones Entertainment, a partnership with Time Warner, produced NBC’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” staged an inauguration concert for President Bill Clinton and began recording “The Q Series,” an ambitious anthology of Black American music.

From Los Angeles Times

“This was an interesting time as Mumbai was a hotbed of creativity,” says artist and writer Satish Naik, who has published an anthology on Gaitonde in the Marathi language.

From BBC

In September, Netflix released its dramatization of the case, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” as the latest chapter in its true crime anthology series.

From Los Angeles Times