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noun
A collection of literary extracts; an anthology.
- ‘A very fine image from the work described by Blunt as 'one of the most decorative florilegia of the mid-eighteenth century.'’
- ‘The florilegium was very popular and considerably expanded in later editions.’
collection, selection, anthology, treasury, compendium, album, corpus, miscellany, pot-pourriView synonyms
Origin
Early 17th century: modern Latin, literally bouquet (from Latin flos, flor- flower + legere gather), translation of Greek anthologion (see anthology).
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