Florilegium (noun)
flaw-ree-lej-ee-um
A collection of literary extracts. An anthology
What a wonderful word and a perfect literary addition to mark Shakespeare’s birthday today.
Example sentences
“Shakespeare’s florilegium was popular even with later readers.”
“The florilegium was open to view at the library.”
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