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collectanea

[ kol-ek-tey-nee-uh ]

plural noun

  1. collected passages, especially as arranged in a miscellany or anthology.


collectanea

/ ˌkɒlɛkˈteɪnɪə /

plural noun

  1. a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of collectanea1

1785–95; < Latin, neuter plural of collēctāneus gathered together, equivalent to collēct ( us ) (past participle of colligere; collect 1 ) + -āneus adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collectanea1

C18: from Latin, from collectāneus assembled, from colligere to collect 1
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Example Sentences

They are, he thinks, a better example of this genre of books than Latinius's collectanea.

One of the most curious pictorial and antiquarian blunders may be seen in Vallancey's Collectanea.

Apophthegmata, a collection of notable sayings, probably growing out of the Dicta Collectanea of Sueton.

The notice of this great fire is very brief, and, with the heading of the extracts, runs thus: Collectanea ex Chronico de Dunmowe.

The deed to which it is attached is printed in Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, vol.

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