analects, analecta
(noun) a collection of excerpts from a literary work
Source: WordNet® 3.1
analects pl (plural only)
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
Typically in reference or comparison to the Analects of Confucius, based on James Legge's use of the term in his influential translation.
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Analects
The collected sayings of Confucius
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Source: Wiktionary
An"a*lects, An`a*lec"ta, n. pl. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A collection of literary fragments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
