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anthology

noun/ænˈθɒlədʒi/ (an-THOL-uh-jee)Level B2
anthology meaning picture: A book launch at an Indian literature festival under a colourful shamiana; an elderly poet in a khadi kurta holds up a t
Picture meaning of “anthology” — a collection of poems, stories or other writings by different authors in one book

a collection of poems, stories or other writings by different authors in one book

An anthology gathers selected pieces, often by many writers, around a theme. Newspapers use the word for literary collections, and also for film or web series made of separate short stories.

anthology meaning in Hindi

संकलन; अलग-अलग लेखकों की कविताओं या कहानियों का एक पुस्तक में संग्रह

Anthology किसी विषय पर चुनी हुई रचनाएँ, अक्सर कई लेखकों की, इकट्ठा करती है। अख़बार इसे साहित्यिक संग्रहों के लिए और अलग-अलग लघु कहानियों से बनी फ़िल्मों या वेब सीरीज़ के लिए भी इस्तेमाल करते हैं।

Examples

  1. A new anthology of Dalit poetry in translation was released at the literature festival to a packed hall.साहित्य उत्सव में अनुवादित दलित कविता का एक नया संकलन (anthology) खचाखच भरे हॉल में जारी किया गया।
  2. The streaming platform's latest anthology brings together five short films by first-time directors.स्ट्रीमिंग मंच की नवीनतम एंथोलॉजी पहली बार निर्देशन कर रहे पाँच निर्देशकों की लघु फ़िल्मों को एक साथ लाती है।

Synonyms & antonyms

collectioncompilationcompendium

Memory trick

ANTHO means flower (as in anthophilous): an anthology is a bouquet of the best writing flowers.

💡 Did you know?

The Greek word originally meant 'a gathering of flowers', and early anthologies were collections of short poems chosen like blossoms for a garland.

Word origin

From Greek 'anthologia', from 'anthos' (flower) and 'legein' (to gather).

Other meanings

noun A collection of poems or other writings.

verb to collect poems or stories and publish them together in one book

anthology meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीसंकलन; अलग-अलग लेखकों की कविताओं या कहानियों का एक पुस्तक में संग्रह
Arabic · العربيةمختارات؛ مجموعة قصائد أو قصص أو كتابات لمؤلفين مختلفين في كتاب واحد
French · Françaisanthologie ; recueil de poèmes, récits ou textes de différents auteurs réunis en un livre
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaantologi; kumpulan puisi, cerita, atau tulisan dari berbagai penulis dalam satu buku
Chinese · 中文选集;不同作者的诗歌、故事或文章汇编成的一本书

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