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Anthology
A collection of selected literary pieces.
The Greek roots
ἄνθος
ánthos
flower
λογία
-logía
a gathering
Literally: “a gathering of flowers”
The story of the word
A lovely metaphor: an anthology is a 'bouquet' — the choicest blooms of writing picked and bound together.
In a sentence
Her poem appeared in a new anthology.