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   Col·lec·tion

   /kəˈlekSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of collecting someone or something: "the collection of maple sap"
   • ▪ a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of trash for disposal: "withdrawal of the Sunday collections"
   • ▪ an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause: "when she died, they took up a collection for her burial" Similar donationscontributionsgiftssubscription(s)almsinformal:whip-round
   • ▪ a sum of money raised by a charity collection. Similar offeringoffertorytithe
   • 2. a group of things or people: "a rambling collection of houses" Similar groupcrowdbodycompanytroupeassemblyassemblagegatheringthrongknotclusterhuddlemultitudebevypartynumberbandhordepackdroveflockswarmstreammobinformal:gangloadcrewgaggle
   • ▪ an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, especially one systematically ordered: "a record collection" Similar hoardpileheapstackgatheringstockstorestockpileaccumulationmassbuildupreservesupplybankpoolfundminereservoirconglomerationcumulationaccrualaggregationaccretionagglomerateagglomerationrare:amassmentsetseriesarrayassortment
   • ▪ an art museum's holdings organized by medium, such as sculpture, painting, or photography.
   • ▪ a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.: "a collection of essays" Similar anthologyselectioncompendiumtreasurycompilationmiscellanymiscellaneapot-pourricollected worksarchaic:garlandrare:analectscollectaneaanaflorilegiumspicilege
   • ▪ a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house: "a preview of their autumn collection"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio(n-), from colligere ‘gather together’ (see collect1).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › collectionCollection Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the act or process of collecting. the collection of data. the collection of taxes. 2. a. : something collected. especially : an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby. a collection of poems.

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   collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER) Add to word list. Add to word list. B1 [ C ] a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place: a private art collection. a valuable stamp collection. [ C ] an amount of money collected from several people, or the act of collecting money:

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   noun. the act or process of collecting. a number of things collected or assembled together. a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season. something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation. a collection of rubbish. a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church.

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   B1 [ C ] a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place: a private art collection. a valuable stamp collection. [ C ] an amount of money collected from several people, or the act of collecting money: have a collection UK We're having a collection for Tom's retirement present.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › collectionCOLLECTION Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for COLLECTION: library, assemblage, assortment, repertoire, supply, repertory, arsenal, trove; Antonyms of COLLECTION: pile, litter, heap, jumble, clutter, ragbag, bric-a-brac, unit.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › collectioncollection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Check pronunciation: collection. Definition of collection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › CollectionCollection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A collection is a group of things, often a group created by someone. For example, many kids have a collection of comic books. Notice the word collect in collection. If you like to collect — that is, gather — things, chances are you might have a collection of some sort.