collection

[ kuh-lek-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of collecting.

  2. 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 stamp collection;a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;a collection of books on Churchill.

  1. the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum: a history of the museum and of the collection.

  2. the gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc.: an excellent Picasso collection.

  3. 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.

  4. the clothes or other items produced by a designer, especially for a seasonal line: the spring collection.

  5. a sum of money collected, especially for charity or church use.

  6. Manège. act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.

Origin of collection

1
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; see collect1) + -iō -ion

Other words for collection

Other words from collection

  • col·lec·tion·al, adjective
  • non·col·lec·tion, noun
  • pre·col·lec·tion, noun
  • sub·col·lec·tion, noun

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How to use collection in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for collection

collection

/ (kəˈlɛkʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of collecting

  2. a number of things collected or assembled together

  1. a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season

  2. something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation: a collection of rubbish

  3. a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church

  4. removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox

  5. (often plural) (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor

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