1. selected passages from the writings of an author
Usage: literary
2. miscellaneous collected literary fragments
Usage: literary

Examples

• The professor assigned readings from the analects of ancient philosophers.
• She published analects from her grandfather’s unpublished manuscripts.
• The Analects of Confucius remain influential in Chinese philosophy.
• The book contained analects from various Renaissance writers.
• Students studied analects from classical literature in their humanities course.
• The scholar compiled analects of medieval poetry for her research.