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compilation

[ kom-puh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of compiling:

    the compilation of documents.

  2. something compiled, as a reference book.

    Synonyms: assortment, assemblage, collection



compilation

/ ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

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


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Other Words From

  • com·pil·a·to·ry [k, uh, m-, pahy, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • precom·pi·lation noun
  • recom·pi·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of compilation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin compīlatiōn-, stem of compīlātiō; equivalent to compile + -ation

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Example Sentences

In 2008, too, TIME published a compilation of 10 years of Viagra jokes.

The compilation also brought the Nazi-riffic Apt Pupil and leach-tastic The Body (aka Stand By Me) to the silver screen.

For something more commonplace, check out a widely viewed YouTube compilation, “No Country For Women.”

Without Elliott on the set this morning, GMA did get around to airing a goodbye compilation video.

The people at Four Grounds Media help us find out with this compilation.

I was soon surprised to find that I too had a taste for statistics and acquired some skill in their compilation.

On reference to Auckland officials the Committee was informed that the method of compilation had not been changed.

Like most productions of the time, it is mainly a compilation from earlier works now lost.

The tractate is described as a very elaborate and learned compilation from the Fathers upon the sanctity of the Sabbath.

If the bishop cannot write, he should be at least possessed of native shrewdness, says the author of the compilation.

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Compiègnecompilation film