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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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   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. a collection of photographs. a baseball card collection. b. : group, aggregate.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › collectionCOLLECTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › collectionCOLLECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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. B1 [ C ] a lot of things or people: There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom. [ C ] a range of new clothes produced by one clothes designer:

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › collectionCOLLECTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. B1 [ C ] a lot of things or people: There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom. [ C ] a range of new clothes produced by one clothes designer:

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

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   collection. noun. /kəˈlekʃn/. /kəˈlekʃn/. group of objects/people. [countable] a group of objects, often of the same sort, that have been collected. He wanted to share his vast art collection with the world. a stamp/coin/record collection. collection of something an extensive collection of war photographs.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › collectionCOLLECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time. Robert's collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years. The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry Moore. [ + of]

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. Some common types of collections are of books, stamps, and dolls.