analects
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
1658, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather”).[1] Compare lecture.
analects pl (plural only)
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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