collation

American  

[kuh-ley-shuhn, koh-, ko-] / kəˈleɪ ʃən, koʊ-, kɒ- /

noun

1. the act of collating.

2. Bibliography. the verification of the number and order of the leaves and signatures of a volume.

3. a light meal that may be permitted on days of general fast.

4. any light meal.

5. (in a monastery) the practice of reading and conversing on the lives of the saints or the Scriptures at the close of the day.

6. the presentation of a member of the clergy to a benefice, especially by a bishop who is the patron or has acquired the patron's rights.

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collation British  

/ kə-, kɒˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of collating

2. a description of the technical features of a book

3. RC Church a light meal permitted on fast days

4. any light informal meal

5. the appointment of a clergyman to a benefice

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Etymology

Origin of collation

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English collacion, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collātiōn-, stem of collātiō “placement together, combination”; equivalent to collate + -ion

Example Sentences

The act mandated Inec to publish guidelines for the elections clearly outlining the steps from recording the results at the polling unit to the last collation centre at the ward or constituency.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia entered the war in 2015, heading a military collation with the United Arab Emirates and other Arab nations.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

From touring, sales, copyright legislation, to royalty collation.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2018

In June 2003, the U.S. carried out air strikes near Haditha to allow collation forces to seize the facility from Saddam Hussein’s army.

From Time • Sep. 8, 2014

We lunched on a cold collation of duck and mutton shortly after noon; then betook ourselves to the instruments to observe the Transit.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson