Definition of Collectanea

1. n. pl. Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology.

Definition of Collectanea

1. Noun. A selective collection of passages from various sources or by various authors; an anthology ¹

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Definition of Collectanea

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Collectanea

colleague
colleagued
colleagues
colleagueship
colleagueships
colleaguing
collect
collect call
collect dust
collect one's thoughts
collect one's wits
collect up
collectability
collectable
collectables
collectanea (current term)
collected
collectedly
collectedness
collectednesses
collecter
collecters
collectibility
collectible
collectibles
collectin
collecting
collecting societies
collecting society
collecting tubule

Literary usage of Collectanea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1901)
"To supply this blank, I shall present my readers with some collectanea, obligingly furnished to me by the Rev. Dr. Maxwell,1 of Falkland, in Ireland, ..."

2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1867)
"Publications of the Chetham Society, VOL. 1860-1. HI. collectanea ... collectanea Anglo-Poetica. Part II. pp. vi, 209-456. LVI. ..."

3. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"I use these designations, because officers now exist who bear them, and who now ic- company the Supreme Court on its criminal circuits." No. VI. collectanea ..."

4. The History of the Parish of Garstang in the County of Lancaster by Henry Fishwick (1878)
"collectanea Anglo-Poetica. Part V. pp. xi, 250. XCII. The History of the parish of ... collectanea Anglo-Poetica. Part VIII. pp. viii, 209-430. CIII. ..."

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