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compilation

[ kom-puh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
something compiled, as a reference book.

Words related to compilation

assortment, collection, gathering, anthology, treasury, garner, accumulation, accumulating, aggregating, consolidating, garnering, incorporating, unifying

Words nearby compilation

competitive exclusion, competitive exclusion principle, competitive inhibition, competitor, competitory, compilation, compilation film, compile, compiled language, compiler, compiègne

Origin of compilation

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin compīlatiōn- (stem of compīlātiō). See compile, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM compilation

com·pil·a·to·ry [kuhm-pahy-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kəmˈpaɪ ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivepre·com·pi·la·tion, nounre·com·pi·la·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for compilation

compilation
/ (ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən) /

noun

something collected or compiled, such as a list, report, etc
the act or process of collecting or compiling
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