analecta

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

analecta
    n 1: a collection of excerpts from a literary work [syn:
         {analects}, {analecta}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Analects \An"a*lects\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]kts), Analecta
\An`a*lec"ta\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]k"t[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. 'ana`lekta
   fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.]
   A collection of literary fragments.
   [1913 Webster]