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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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   The meaning of COLLECTION is the act or process of collecting. How to use collection in a sentence.

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   Collection definition: the act of collecting. . See examples of COLLECTION used in a sentence.

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   COLLECTION definition: 1. a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place: 2. an…. Learn more.

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   COLLECTION meaning: 1. a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place: 2. an…. Learn more.

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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.

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   7 meanings: 1. the act or process of collecting 2. a number of things collected or assembled together 3. a selection of.... Click for more definitions.

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   He built up his collection over a period of ten years. He donated his art collection to the Guggenheim Museum. Historians frequently ask to consult the collection. I was allowed to view his family collection of miniatures. She had the task of organizing the collection of rare manuscripts. She made a collection of Roman coins and medals.

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   Define collection. collection synonyms, collection pronunciation, collection translation, English dictionary definition of collection. n. 1. The act or process of collecting. 2. A group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept together. 3. A line of products produced for one season,...

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    COLLECTION meaning: 1. a group of objects of the same type that have been collected by one person or in one place: 2…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncollection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    taking away/bringing together; 3 [countable, uncountable] an act of taking something away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place garbage/trash collection The first stage in research is data collection. compare pickup; poems/stories/music; 4 [countable] a group of poems, stories, or pieces of music published together as one book or disk a collection of stories by women ...