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noun

ănălecta

gen. ănălectae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= ἀναλέκτης
he that collected the crumbs; left after a meal
he that collected the crumbs, etc., left after a meal, Mart. 7, 20; 14, 82.—
that picked up words figuratively
Trop.: grammaticos habere analectas, that picked up words (said of parasites), Sen. Ep. 27.
Perseus ID: n2433 Key: analecta