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flo•ri•le•gi•um
(flôr′ə lē′jē əm, flōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gi•a (-jē ə).USA pronunciation
- Literaturea collection of literary pieces;
anthology.
- Neo-Latin flōrilegium, equivalent. to Latin flōri- flori- + leg(ere) to gather + -ium -ium, on the model of spīcilegium gleaning; a calque of Greek anthología anthology
- 1640–50