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collected
[ kuh-lek-tid ]
/ kəˈlɛk tɪd /
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adjective
having control of one's faculties; self-possessed: Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected.
brought or placed together; forming an aggregation from various sources: the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau.
Manège.
- (of a moving horse) noting a compact pose in which the legs are well under the body, the head is arched at the poll, the jaw is relaxed, etc.Compare extended (def. 8a).
- (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides.Compare extended (def. 8b).
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synonym study for collected
1. See calm.
OTHER WORDS FROM collected
col·lect·ed·ly, adverbcol·lect·ed·ness, nounun·col·lect·ed, adjectivewell-col·lect·ed, adjectiveWords nearby collected
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British Dictionary definitions for collected
collected
/ (kəˈlɛktɪd) /
adjective
in full control of one's faculties; composed
assembled in totality or brought together into one volume or a set of volumesthe collected works of Dickens
(of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted stepsa collected canter
Derived forms of collected
collectedly, adverbcollectedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Other Idioms and Phrases with collected
collected
see cool, calm, and collected.
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