Synonyms & related words for analects

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Synonyms for analects

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Where does analects come from?

The word analects breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up”); and lect, from Greek legein (“to gather, collect”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.