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analecta
CIDE DICTIONARY
analecta, n. pl. [Gr. 'ana`lekta fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.].
A collection of literary fragments. [1913 Webster]
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analecta
Compendium
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