Definition of: analect

(an′ə·lekt) noun plural an·a·lec·ta (an′ə·lek′tə) or ·lects
A selection or fragment from a literary work or group of works: usually in the plural. [<L analecta, plural <Gk. analekta <analegein collect <ana- up + legein gather]
—an′a·lec′tic adjective