analects

Meaning

A collection of excerpts or quotes.

Synonyms

analecta

sayings

Translations

ανάλεκτα

Worte

Analekten

analectes

entretiens

entretiens de confucius

analectos

selección

extractos

analectes de confuci

analectas de Confucio

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈæ.nəˌlɛk(t)s]

Etymology

First attested in 1658, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather”). Compare lecture.