compilation
Americannoun
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the act of compiling.
the compilation of documents.
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something compiled, as a reference book.
- Synonyms:
- assortment, assemblage, collection
noun
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something collected or compiled, such as a list, report, etc
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the act or process of collecting or compiling
Other Word Forms
- compilatory adjective
- precompilation noun
- recompilation noun
Etymology
Origin of compilation
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin compīlatiōn-, stem of compīlātiō; equivalent to compile + -ation
Example Sentences
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Moreno scored blues compilation albums she would bring back to her native Guatemala.
From Los Angeles Times
The compilation’s temporal breadth and depth is definitely a highlight here; there are no clunkers and no choices that feel like stretching to fill out a two-disc set.
From Salon
He acknowledged that not much in the report is new, but rather a compilation of complaints he and the other contributors have filed to Georgia’s State Election Board over the past five years.
From Salon
His trail-cam compilation, “An Unseen World,” depicting a dizzying array of wildlife, gains distribution by the United Nations; podcasts and Instagram posts bring the burning Amazon to a worldwide audience.
A compilation of local media reports tallied at least 21 storm-related deaths.
From Barron's
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