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analects

Pronunciation:  'an`lekts

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 Definition: [n]  a collection of excerpts from a literary work
 
 Synonyms: analecta
 
 See Also: excerpt, extract, selection

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An"a*lects\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]kts), Analecta
 
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