analects Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a collection of excerpts from a literary work
    analecta.

WordNet

An"a*lects, An`a*lec"ta noun plural (Also<
  • Analects
  • Analecta
)
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to collect; + to gather.
Definitions
  1. A collection of literary fragments.

Webster 1913