analecta
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an·a·lects
(ăn′ə-lĕkts′) also an·a·lec·ta (ăn′ə-lĕk′tə)pl.n.
Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title.
[Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter pl. of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana-, ana- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
an′a·lec′tic adj.
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Noun 1. analecta - a collection of excerpts from a literary work
excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
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