collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn]

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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Origin of collection

1350–1400; Middle English colleccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin collēctiōn- (stem of collēctiō), equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect¹) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR collection

2. accumulation, aggregation, mass, heap, pile, hoard, store. 7. contribution(s), alms.

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Related formscol·lec·tion·al, adjectivenon·col·lec·tion, nounpre·col·lec·tion, nounsub·col·lec·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for collection

The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
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Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
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In 2011, the rapper-turned-self parody debuted his first collection, Dw Kanye West.
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She reassumed slave posture while Couple grabbed two magnetized clamps and a collection of circular magnets from a nearby shelf.
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It houses more than 450,000 bottles of 15,000 elixirs within its collection valued at 25 million euros in 2009.
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Their system must have been composed of a collection of processes and receipts which grew in number as the centuries passed away.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
And, continuing her search, she finally came upon an uncompleted catalogue of the Desboro collection.
The Business of Life|Robert W. Chambers
The collection of voyages by Hulsius is equally difficult to procure.
A Book for All Readers|Ainsworth Rand Spofford
Of special interest is the national Museo Borbonico, which is remarkable for its collection of antiquities.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton
At $155 such a book is really a bargain, especially for any one who is forming a collection of engravings.
The Library|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for collection

collection

noun

the act or process of collecting

a number of things collected or assembled together

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

something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulationa collection of rubbish

a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church

removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox

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

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Word Origin and History for collection

collection

late 14c., "action of collecting," from Old French collection (14c.), from Latin collectionem (nominative collectio) "a gathering together," noun of action from colligere (see collect). Especially of money gathered for religious or charitable purposes from 1530s. Meaning "a group of objects viewed as a whole" is from c.1400.

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