Anthology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ænˈθɒlədʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anthology is a noun meaning A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
Meaning
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
More Meanings
- (attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
- (by extension) An assortment of things.
- The study of flowers.
Example Sentences
Malkin and Stacks, along with Robert Dallek, James McPherson and other contributors to the anthology (edited by Robert Cowley) take such questions as the jumping-off points for exercises in counterfactuality, the historian's term for speculation about how the past might have unfolded if a particular event had happened otherwise.
Word Forms
- anthologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compendium, book, collection, selection, compilation, treasury.
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