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(ăn'ə-lĕkts') pronunciation also an·a·lec·ta (ăn'ə-lĕk')
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.

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selected miscellaneous written passages
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"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."

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