anthological
anthological adjective: of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
Adjective
anthological (not generally comparable, comparative more anthological, superlative most anthological)
- Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
- He publiſhed,
A Geographical and Anthological deſcription of all the Empires and Kingdoms, both of Continent and Iſlands in this Terreſtial Globe, &c. Lond. 1618.1691, Anthony Wood, Robert Stafford, entry in Athenae Oxonienses: An Exact Hiſtory of All the Writers and Biſhops Who have had their Education in the Univerſity of Oxford 1500—1690, Volume 1, page... - Its comments on some of the more anthological extracts from the Majority Report of the Banking Commission are particularly salutary.1945, Seán O'Faoláin, Peadar O'Donnell, editors, The Bell, volume 11, page 1099
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Forms of anthological
| comparative | more anthological |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anthological |
Origin of anthological
From anthology + -ical.
Words formed from anthological
Questions about anthological
- What does anthological mean?
- Anthological means of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
- What part of speech is anthological?
- Anthological is an adjective.
Words near anthological in the dictionary
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