No. 5,453 in Catalan
colectania
A "colectània" in Catalan refers to a collection or compilation of works, objects, or documents.
In a sentence
Aquesta colectania de poemes és realment impressionant.
This anthology of poems is truly impressive.
In this sentence, 'colectania' refers to a collection, specifically an anthology of poems.
La biblioteca ha adquirit una nova colectania d'obres d'artistes locals.
The library has acquired a new anthology of works by local artists.
Here, 'colectania' is used to denote a newly compiled collection of works from artists in a specific region.
Estem treballant en una colectania d'històries per a nens.
We are working on an anthology of stories for children.
In this context, 'colectania' is mentioned as an ongoing project or compilation of stories aimed at a particular audience.
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