English language

How to pronounce florilegium in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms garland, miscellany
Type of anthology

Examples of florilegium

florilegium
The epigrammata was a compilation of 106 epigrams of florilegium in verse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Florilegium, a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in medieval Europe for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In medieval Europe the term florilegium, again meaning a collection of flowers, was used for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The book is a parchment manuscript of the end of the tenth century, containing a miscellany, or florilegium, of religious texts that were apparently selected for private inspiration.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  • In medieval Latin a florilegium (plural florilegia) was a compilation of excerpts from other writings. The word is formed the Latin flos (flower) and legere (to gather): literally a gathering of flowers, or collection of fine extracts from the body of a larger work. ...
  • Anthology, or collection of extracts from various works
  • A collection of writings