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anthology

an·thol·o·gy

anthology

 
 
pronunciation:
aen tha l ji
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part of speech: noun
inflections: anthologies
definition: a collection of written works, often of a particular type, by one or several authors.
They've published a new anthology of her poetry.I read that story in my anthology of American short stories.
synonyms:
compilation, miscellany
similar words:
album, analects, collection, digest
derivations: anthological (adj.), anthologist (n.)
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The word anthology contains the following parts:
anth, antho Greek root that means flower
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-logy, -ology Greek noun-forming suffix that means study of, science of; written work; structure or principle
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The suffix -logy , -ology forms nouns from bases that are predominantly Greek roots. It is a terminal form of the root log, logo, -logue which in the vast majority cases signifies the study or science of the subject indicated by the base. In some words, however, -ology carries the meaning "written work" (trilogy) or "structure" (homology). See log, logo, -logue. Most nouns ending in -logy , -ology have an adjective form ending in "-ical." (dermatology, dermatological).
synonyms:
-ics