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Analecta

Analects \An"a*lects\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]kts), ||Analecta \An`a*lec"ta\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]k"t[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. 'ana`lekta fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.] A collection of literary fragments. [1913 Webster] ||

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analecta

n. analects

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analecta

n. a collection of excerpts from a literary work [syn: analects]

Usage examples of "analecta".

Wodrow has an anecdote in his delightful Analecta which shall introduce us into our subject to-night.

I was keeping up my association with the Bollandists too, and writing for Analecta and also for the Royal Historical Society whenever I had anything to say.