pl.n.

Selections from or parts of a literary work or group of works. Often used as a title.

[Greek analekta, selected things, from neuter pl. of analektos, gathered together, from analegein, to gather : ana-, ana- + legein, to gather.]

analectic an'a·lec'tic adj.

selected miscellaneous written passages

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a collection of excerpts from a literary work
  Synonym: analecta

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Quotes:

"Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you."