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   Com·pi·la·tion

   /ˌkämpəˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of producing something, especially a list, book, or report, by assembling information collected from other sources: "great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook"
   • 2. a thing, especially a book, record, or broadcast program, that is put together by assembling previously separate items: "there are thirty-three stories in this compilation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio(n-), from compilare ‘to plunder’ (see compile).

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