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anthology vs florilegium

florilegium vs anthology

anthology and florilegium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthology Yes No No No
florilegium Yes No No No
As nouns, florilegium is a hyponym of anthology; that is, florilegium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anthology:
  • anthology: a collection of selected literary passages
  • florilegium: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
Other hyponyms of anthology include divan, diwan, garland, miscellany, omnibus.
anthology (noun) florilegium (noun)
a collection of selected literary passages an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
Difference between anthology and florilegium

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