Pronunciation: /kəˌlɛktəˈniə/
noun a collection of various items or passages
A1 I have a book of collectanea that I like to read when I'm bored.
A2 The museum curator is organizing an exhibit of collectanea from different time periods.
B1 The professor's lecture on collectanea provided valuable insights into the historical context.
B2 The library's special collection includes rare collectanea manuscripts from the 15th century.
C1 The scholar spent years compiling a comprehensive collectanea of medieval texts for publication.
C2 The anthology of literary collectanea offers a diverse range of perspectives on the subject matter.
adjective relating to or consisting of a collection of various items or passages
A1 I found a collectanea of old postcards at the flea market.
A2 The museum has a collectanea of artifacts from ancient civilizations.
B1 The library's special collection includes a collectanea of rare books.
B2 The historian spent years compiling a collectanea of documents from the 18th century.
C1 The professor's office is filled with collectanea of research papers and academic journals.
C2 The archive contains a vast collectanea of photographs, letters, and manuscripts.
formal The library's special collections department is responsible for managing the collectanea of rare books and manuscripts.
informal I stumbled upon a box of old collectanea in my grandparents' attic.
slang I love browsing through all the random collectanea at flea markets.
figurative Her mind was a collectanea of memories, each one carefully catalogued and preserved.
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