Definition of anthology Anthology

/ænθɑˈlʌʤi/ - [anthalujee] - an•thol•o•gy

We found 11 definitions of anthology from 7 different sources.

What does anthology mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: anthologies
anthology - a collection of selected literary passages
		compendium, collection a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
		diwan, divan a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
		florilegium, miscellany, garland an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

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Wiktionary

anthology (Noun)
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories .
anthology (Noun)
An assortment of things.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

anthology (n.)
A discourse on flowers.
anthology (n.)
A collection of flowers; a garland.
anthology (n.)
A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.
anthology (n.)
A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

anthology
A collection of works of various authors or of one author selected for a specific purpose or under specific aspects.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

anthology
an-thol′oj-i, n. (lit.) a gathering or collection of flowers: a collection of poems or choice literary extracts, esp. epigrams, orig. applied to the collections of Greek epigrams so called.—adj. Antholog′ical. [Gr. anthos, a flower, legein, to gather.]

Wikipedia

Bryan Adams album
"Anthology" is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams which contains songs he recorded from 1978 through 2005. The two disc set includes songs from 1980–2005. A third disc which was a DVD live concert which was recorded in mid 2005 called "Live in Lisbon" was included in North America for a limited time. All the songs are in chronological order of their release, except the last song on the first disc on the North American edition, which was released in 1999. The album's enclosed booklet has notes about the process of the recordings and the credits for each track.

Release and reception.

"Anthology" co-produced by Adams, Robert Lange and Bob Clearmountain, peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200. The album was released on October 18, 2005 and features songs like "Heat of the Night", and "Summer of '69". Anthology peaked at 4 on the Canadian Album Chart 29 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified two times platinum in Canada and gold in the UK.

Version differences.

On the first disc, the North American edition has "The Best of Me" as the last track, while the International edition moved the song to the 2nd disc, and had "All I Want Is You" instead.

On the second disc, The North American edition has two songs from his Album "Room Service" and a new recorded version of "When You're Gone" with Pamela Anderson, while the International edition has the Chicane song "Don't Give Up" in place of Chicane's remix of Cloud Number Nine, and a new song "I'm Not the Man