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   collection

   /kəˈlɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of collecting someone or something: "the collection of data"
   • ▪ a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of refuse for disposal: "withdrawal of the Sunday collections"
   • ▪ an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charity: "a collection is to be taken up for the Ecclesiastical Students Fund" Similar donationscontributionsgiftssubscription(s)almsinformal:whip-round
   • ▪ a sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. Similar offeringoffertorytithe
   • 2. a group of things or people: "a rambling collection of houses" Similar groupcrowdbodycompanytroupeassemblyassemblagegatheringthrongknotclusterhuddlemultitudebevypartynumberbandhordepackdroveflockswarmstreammobinformal:gangloadcrewgaggle
   • ▪ a group of accumulated items of a particular kind: "a record collection" Similar hoardpileheapstackgatheringstockstorestockpileaccumulationmassbuild-upreservesupplybankpoolfundminereservoirconglomerationcumulationaccrualaggregationaccretionagglomerateagglomerationrare:amassmentsetseriesarrayassortment
   • ▪ 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"
   • 3. college examinations held at the beginning or end of a term, especially at Oxford University. British

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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLLECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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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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   something that is collected; a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, especially for some purpose or as a result of some process: a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOLLECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Collection is the act of collecting something from a place or from people. Money can be sent to any one of 22,000 agents worldwide for collection. ...computer systems to speed up collection of information.

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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.

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   COLLECTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of getting things from different places and bringing them together; 2 : a group of interesting or beautiful objects brought together in order to show or study them or as a hobby often + of sometimes used figuratively

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLLECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COLLECT definition: 1. to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby: 2. to go to a place and…. Learn more.

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    n. 1. the act of collecting. 2. something that is collected, as a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one place: a stamp collection; a collection of rainwater. 3. the works of art, specimens, or other items collected for exhibit and study in a museum, and kept as part of its holdings.

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    Collection definition: A group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept together.