anˈthäləjē, aan-, -ji noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from Greek, flower-gathering, from anthos flower + logia, logeia collecting, from legein to collect, speak; akin to Sanskrit andha herb, soma plant, and perhaps to Albanian ënde blossom — more at legend
: a usually representative collection of selected literary pieces or passages
an anthology of 19th century poetry
or of selected pieces in any art form (as songs or recordings, paintings, or sculpture)
a huge anthology of paintings, sculpture, and models for architecture
also : something felt to resemble such a collection
his performance was an anthology of hilarity