collection
Americannoun
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the act of collecting.
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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;
a stamp collection;
a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;
a collection of books on Churchill.
- Synonyms:
- store, hoard, pile, heap, mass, aggregation, accumulation
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the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum.
a history of the museum and of the collection.
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the gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc..
an excellent Picasso collection.
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collections, the various holdings of an art museum organized by category, as painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, or film.
the director of the collections.
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the clothes or other items produced by a designer, especially for a seasonal line.
the spring collection.
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a sum of money collected, especially for charity or church use.
- Synonyms:
- alms, contribution(s)
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Manège. act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.
noun
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the act or process of collecting
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a number of things collected or assembled together
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a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season
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something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation
a collection of rubbish
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a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
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removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
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(often plural) (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor
Other Word Forms
- collectional adjective
- noncollection noun
- precollection noun
- subcollection noun
Etymology
Origin of collection
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English colleccioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin collēctiōn-, stem of collēctiō “a gathering together,” from collēct(us) “gathered together” (past participle of colligere; collect 1 ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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The illness was "incredibly rare" and the collection of symptoms was "challenging" for the medics, she added.
From BBC
The Spice Girls say a collection of official Royal Mint coins honouring 30 years since their debut single and album was released is a "moment for girl power".
From BBC
Allen had a test run on her infant’s gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the digestive tract.
Modern neuroscience often describes the brain as a collection of specialized systems.
From Science Daily
It is an overwhelming collection of talent gathered on a stage that has developed into one of MLB’s signature events.
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