1) Analecta 2) Chinese classic text 3) Collected literary excerpts 4) Confucian text 5) Excerpt 6) Extract 7) Literary collections 8) Selection 1) Analecta 
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• (n. pl.) Alt. of Analecta
Any collection of literary fragments taken from one or more sources. More specifically, the Analects are a selection of writings by Chinese philosopher Confucius and his followers, the most...
An'a·lects (ăn'ȧ*lĕkts), 
[n] - a collection of excerpts from a literary work
analecta noun a collection of excerpts from a literary work
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.