Analects

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Etymology

From James Legge's 1861 translation of the work's Mandarin Chinese title 論語 (Lúnyǔ). "Analects" itself is a 1658 Ancient Greek loanword from ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγειν (légein, “to gather”).[1] Compare lecture.

Proper noun

Analects

  1. The collected sayings of Confucius

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Analects”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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