English-Thai Dictionary

anthology

N การ รวบรวม บทประพันธ์ ของ หลาย นักเขียน  kan-ruab-ruam-bod-pra-phan-khong-lai-nak-khian

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTHOLOGY

n.[Gr. a flower, and a discourse, a collection. ] 1. A discourse on flowers.
2. A collection of beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams. In the Greek church, a collection of devotional pieces.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTHOLOGY

An *thol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

1. A discourses on flowers. [R.]

 

2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]

 

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. (Gr. Ch. )

 

Defn: A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

anthology

an thol o gy |anˈTHäləjē ænˈθɑləʤi | ▶noun ( pl. anthologies ) a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing: an anthology of European poetry. • a similar collection of songs or musical compositions issued in one album. DERIVATIVES an thol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via French or medieval Latin from Greek anthologia, from anthos ‘flower ’ + -logia ‘collection ’ (from legein ‘gather ’). In Greek, the word originally denoted a collection of the “flowers ” of verse, i.e., small choice poems or epigrams, by various authors.

 

Oxford Dictionary

anthology

an |thol ¦ogy |anˈθɒlədʒi | ▶noun ( pl. anthologies ) a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing. • a collection of songs or musical compositions issued in one album. DERIVATIVES anthologist noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via French or medieval Latin from Greek anthologia, from anthos ‘flower ’ + -logia ‘collection ’ (from legein ‘gather ’). In Greek, the word originally denoted a collection of the ‘flowers ’ of verse, i.e. small choice poems or epigrams, by various authors.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

anthology

anthology noun an anthology of American poetry: collection, selection, compendium, treasury, miscellany; archaic garland.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

anthology

anthology noun an anthology of European poetry: collection, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, pot-pourri; archaic garland; rare analects, collectanea, florilegium.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

anthology

an thol o gy /ænθɑ́lədʒi |-θɔ́l -/名詞 複 -gies C (芸術 )作品集 ; 詩選集, 歌集, 名曲集 (→omnibus ).an th ó l o gist 名詞 C 作品集の編者 .