| anthology | 1. A discourses on flowers. 2. A collection of flowers; a garland. 3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams. 4. A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services. Origin: Gr, fr. Flower gathering; flower + to gather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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