ANALECTS


Meaning of ANALECTS in English

— analectic , adj.

/an"l ekts'/ , n.pl.

selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.

Also, analecta /an'l ek"teuh/ .

[ 1615-25; analecta análekta, neut. pl. of análektos (verbal adj. of analégein to pick up, gather up), equiv. to ana- ANA- + -lek- gather (var. of -LEG-) + -tos verbal adj. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .