collectanea

plural noun

col·lec·ta·nea ˌkä-ˌlek-ˈtā-nē-ə

Synonyms of collectanea next

: collected writings

also : literary items forming a collection

Examples of collectanea in a Sentence

in the library I discovered a three-volume collectanea containing all of the author's known writings

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin collēctānea, noun derivative from neuter plural of Latin collēctāneus "assembled from various sources, collected," from collēctus, past participle of colligere "to gather together, assemble, accumulate" + -āneus, adjective suffix (from -ānus -an entry 2 + -eus -eous) — more at collect entry 2