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Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at their feet.
Lynn Abbey

Meaning of "anthologies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTHOLOGIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTHOLOGIES

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Anthologies is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ANTHOLOGIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts. In genre fiction anthology is used to categorize collections of shorter works such as short stories and short novels, usually collected into a single volume for publication. The complete collections of works are often called Complete Works or Opera Omnia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTHOLOGIES

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Anthony
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTHOLOGIES

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Synonyms and antonyms of anthologies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «ANTHOLOGIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «anthologies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of anthologies

Translation of «anthologies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTHOLOGIES

Find out the translation of anthologies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anthologies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anthologies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

文集
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antologías
570 millions of speakers

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anthologies
510 millions of speakers

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anthologies
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المختارات
280 millions of speakers

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антологии
278 millions of speakers

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antologias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংকলন
260 millions of speakers

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anthologies
220 millions of speakers

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Antologi
190 millions of speakers

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Anthologien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンソロジー
130 millions of speakers

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선집
85 millions of speakers

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Anthologies
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tuyển tập
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தொகை நூல்களாக
75 millions of speakers

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कादंबरी
75 millions of speakers

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antolojisi
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Translator English - Italian

antologie
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antologie
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Translator English - Ukrainian

антології
40 millions of speakers

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antologii
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Translator English - Greek

ανθολογίες
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

antologier
10 millions of speakers
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antologier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anthologies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTHOLOGIES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTHOLOGIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anthologies

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7 QUOTES WITH «ANTHOLOGIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anthologies.
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Lynn Abbey
Editors of open anthologies actively seek submissions from all comers, established and unknown. They are willing to read whatever the tide washes up at their feet.
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Lucy Alibar
Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the 'New Stories From the South' anthologies - I think it's the best short fiction collection anywhere, just filled with treasures.
3
Carl Clinton Van Doren
The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in anthologies.
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William Ernest Henley
Now, to read poetry at all is to have an ideal anthology of one's own, and in that possession to be incapable of content with the anthologies of all the world besides.
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Elizabeth Janeway
As long as mixed grills and combination salads are popular, anthologies will undoubtedly continue in favor.
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Aaron Spelling
I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?
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Trenton Lee Stewart
Browsing the first editions at my local independent bookstore, I came across 'Pastoralia,' a collection of stories by George Saunders. I'd read one of the stories in it already, and several other Saunders stories in magazines and anthologies, and liked them all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTHOLOGIES»

Discover the use of anthologies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anthologies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Anthologies: Politics and Pedagogy
Collectively, these essays establish the foundation for continuing critical analysis of anthology production and consumption in all disciplines.
Jeffrey R. Di Leo, 2004
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Anthologies of British Poetry: Critical Perspectives from ...
This volume is the first publication to explore the largely unmapped field of poetry anthologies in Britain.
Barbara Korte, Ralf Schneider, Stefanie Lethbridge, 2000
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The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies
Reference guide to poetry anthologies with descriptions and evaluations of each anthology.
William A. Katz, Linda Sternberg Katz, Esther Crain, 1994
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Musical Anthologies for Analytical Study: A Bibliography
A collection of 14 standard anthologies which lists excerpts, complete compositions and provides an index of composers, sources, complete compositions and movements. This volume is designed to aid the search for analytical source material.
‎1995
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Poems of Love and War: From the Eight Anthologies and the ...
10/13/201010/13/2010
A. K. Ramanujan, 2011
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Keepers of the Code: English-Canadian Literary Anthologies ...
He argues that these are intensely self-conscious works with their own literary mechanisms and architecture.
Robert Lecker, 2013
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International Anthologies of Literature in Translation: ...
Those courses are similar to survey courses of English or American Literature, courses that each year generate a multimillion dollar business for publishing companies: the output of anthologies by W. W. Norton and Macmillan is a good ...
Harald Kittel, 1995
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Tradition and the Individual Poem: An Inquiry Into Anthologies
A theoretical, historical, and critical inquiry, this book looks at the assumptions anthologies are predicated on, how they are put together, the treatment of the poems in them, and the effects their presentations have on their readers.
Anne Ferry, 2001
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The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies
This latest edition - a "must have" for libraries - brings its index up to date as of May 31, 2006. This latest version features 85,000 classic and contemporary poems by 12,000 poets.
Tessa Kale, Edith Granger, 2007
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A Bibliographical Catalogue and First Line Index of Printed ...
The author not only provides an overview of English poetry, relating it to larger critical issues such as authorship, style, and the manuscript culture, he has also divided the text into two main parts, both keyed to Pollard and Redgrave's ...
Frederic W. Baue, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTHOLOGIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anthologies is used in the context of the following news items.
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poet will make his mark
He has published five collections of poetry and has appeared in numerous anthologies. Earlier this year Mark toured southern India with Indian ... «Mansfield Chad, Jul 15»
2
Penny Dreadful: Season Finale: And They Were Enemies Review
He is offered the chance to spend his days and nights locked away with a veritable library of anthologies. So many that it makes one's head ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
3
Four custom moves for each special? - Sakurai reveals his original …
... as Masahiro Sakurai (The director of the Smash Bros. series) has recently released two anthologies detailing the development process of ... «EventHubs, Jul 15»
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Poets to share, explore haiku at reading in Port Townsend this week
Soifer is a poet with haikus published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest and the anthologies Dreams Wander On, The Temple Bell Stops and ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The 'E' Word
... meditates and writes for the Journal and the Humboldt Historian. He sucks at 8 Ball. Buy his Field Notes anthologies at any local bookstore. «Lost Coast Outpost, Jul 15»
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Meet Women Powerhouse
... features and essays in the San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, Online Journalism Review, New York Newsday, and literary anthologies. «Pulse, Jul 15»
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July Southern Arizona Authors
There is a section dedicated to stories focusing on “Peeping Toms” that is unique among the anthologies I've read. Southern Arizona figures ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Literary Calendar
His work has been featured nationwide in various anthologies. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Auntie's Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Hearing Voices:The Litro Anthology Of New Fiction
Anthologies can be patchy things, chaining together writers of disparate styles and abilities into an uneasy whole. Voices jostle, themes clash. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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`Need a DVD for tonight?` | Mumbai NYOOOZ
Reading anthologies about films, so he could feed his customers with tidbits, facts and knowledge about movies. Very few owners that his ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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