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Collection Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Collection? [n] the act of gathering something together [n] request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [n] a publication containing a variety of works [n] Synonyms \| Synonyms for Collection: accumulation \| aggregation \| aggregation \| appeal \| assemblage \| assembling \| collecting \| compendium \| ingathering \| solicitation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Collection: abundance \| accumulation \| agglomeration \| aggregation \| album \| alms \| alms fee \| amassment \| ana \| analects \| anthology \| aquarium \| assemblage \| assembling \| assembly \| assortment \| back number \| backlog \| band \| beauties \| body \| boiling \| bringing together \| budget \| bunch \| burnt offering \| call-up \| canon \| canvass \| census \| charity \| chrestomathy \| clippings \| clump \| cluster \| collectanea \| collected works \| collecting \| colligation \| collocation \| colluvies \| combination \| commissariat \| commissary \| company \| comparison \| compilation \| complete works \| concourse \| concurrence \| confluence \| conflux \| congeries \| conglomeration \| congregation \| contribution \| convergence \| copy \| cornucopia \| corpus \| corralling \| crew \| crowd \| cumulation \| cuttings \| data \| data-gathering \| delectus \| dole \| donation \| donative \| drink offering \| dump \| edition \| ex voto offering \| excerpta \| excerpts \| extracts \| Festschrift \| florilegium \| flowers \| fragments \| fund \| garden \| garland \| garnering \| gathering \| gleaning \| gleanings \| group \| handout \| heap \| heave offering \| hecatomb \| hoard \| holdings \| holocaust \| human sacrifice \| immolation \| impression \| incense \| infanticide \| ingathering \| inventory \| issue \| junction \| juxtaposition \| kit \| larder \| libation \| library \| library edition \| lot \| mactation \| mass \| material \| materials \| materiel \| medley \| menagerie \| miscellanea \| miscellany \| mobilization \| munitions \| museum \| muster \| number \| oblation \| offering \| offertory \| omnibus \| omnium gatherum \| outfit \| party \| peace offering \| photograph album \| piacular offering \| pile \| pittance \| plenitude \| plenty \| printing \| provisionment \| provisions \| quotation book \| rations \| raw data \| repertoire \| repertory \| rick \| rodeo \| roundup \| ruck \| sacramental offering \| sacrifice \| scapegoat \| school edition \| scrapbook \| self-immolation \| self-sacrifice \| series \| set \| solicitation \| stack \| stock \| stock-in-trade \| stockpile \| store \| stores \| subscription \| supplies \| supply on hand \| survey \| suttee \| sutteeism \| symposium \| thank offering \| tithe \| trade book \| trade edition \| treasure \| treasury \| trove \| variety \| volume \| votive offering \| whole offering \| zoo See Also \| agglomeration \| agglomeration \| anthology \| archives \| armamentarium \| arms \| art collection \| backlog \| battery \| biology \| biota \| block \| book \| bottle collection \| bottle collection \| bunch \| bundle \| caboodle \| category \| class \| coin collecting \| coin collection \| coin collection \| collation \| combination \| compilation \| compilation \| compiling \| conchology \| congregation \| content \| corpus \| cumulus \| deal \| defence \| defense \| defense lawyers \| defense team \| digest \| ensemble \| Europe \| family \| fauna \| Free World \| gather \| gathering \| gimmickry \| group \| grouping \| grouping \| hand \| heap \| implements of war \| job lot \| Judaica \| kludge \| library \| long suit \| lot \| mass \| mound \| munition \| mythology \| numismatics \| numismatology \| pack \| package \| packet \| pantheon \| parcel \| petition \| petting zoo \| pharmacopoeia \| philately \| pickup \| pile \| planting \| population \| postulation \| program library \| prosecution \| publication \| request \| rule book \| set \| shell collecting \| signage \| stamp collecting \| stamp collection \| stamp collection \| statuary \| string \| subroutine library \| sum \| sum total \| summation \| tax collection \| tenantry \| Third World \| tout ensemble \| universe \| Victoriana \| wardrobe \| weaponry \| weapons system \| whip-round Collection In Webster's Dictionary \Col*lec"tion\, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.] 1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens. 2. That which is collected; as: (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. ``A collection of letters.'' --Macaulay. (b) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings. ``The collection for the saints.'' --1 Cor. xvi. 1 (c) (Usually in pl.) That which is obtained in payment of demands. (d) An accumulation of any substance. ``Collections of moisture.'' --Whewell. ``A purulent collection.'' --Dunglison. 3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs.] We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have been hitherto made out of those words by modern divines. --Milton. 4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.] Syn: Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd; congregation; mass; heap; compilation.

Collection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Collection?

[n] the act of gathering something together
[n] request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
[n] a publication containing a variety of works
[n]

Collection In Webster's Dictionary

\Col*lec"tion\, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.]
1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the
   collection of specimens.

2. That which is collected; as:
   (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons.
       ``A collection of letters.'' --Macaulay.
   (b) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes,
       as by passing a contribution box for freewill
       offerings. ``The collection for the saints.'' --1 Cor.
       xvi. 1
   (c) (Usually in pl.) That which is obtained in payment of
       demands.
   (d) An accumulation of any substance. ``Collections of
       moisture.'' --Whewell. ``A purulent collection.''
       --Dunglison.

3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or
   observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs.]

         We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have
         been hitherto made out of those words by modern
         divines.                              --Milton.

4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.]

Syn: Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd;
     congregation; mass; heap; compilation.

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