How to pronounce anthology
American English pronunciation
an-THOL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /ænˈθɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- an · THOL · uh · jee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What anthology means
A book of poems or stories by many different writers
In a sentence: This anthology has funny poems by twenty different poets.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning "flower-gathering." Old Greek collections of short poems were named this way, as if the best poems were flowers picked for a bunch.
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