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anthology

How to use anthology in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for anthology.

Editorial note

They're about to release their first anthology of optimistic, progressive sci-fi short stories this fall.

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Quick take

a collection of selected literary passages

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a collection of selected literary passages

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anthology.

noun

a collection of selected literary passages

Example sentences

1

They're about to release their first anthology of optimistic, progressive sci-fi short stories this fall.

2

An anthology of the literature was published recently [2], and it falls in the latter category.

3

Ubuntu Unity is pretty much an anthology of user interface decisions that are exactly wrong by my perception, and "lets get rid of quit" is just another one.

4

Post-acquisition is a whole 'nother anthology of tales of hilarious incompetence.

5

The anthology of the top twenty-five sci-fi stories in 1970 was, like, Me and my friend the robot went for a walk on the moon, and in 2008 it was, like, The galaxy is run by a fundamentalist Islamic confederacy, and there are people who are hunting planets and killing them for fun."You know, I think he's on to something there.

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How do you use anthology in a sentence?

They're about to release their first anthology of optimistic, progressive sci-fi short stories this fall.

What does anthology mean?

a collection of selected literary passages

What part of speech is anthology?

anthology is commonly used as noun.