collection
Use Collection in a sentence
ʃən noun
1.
the act of collecting.
2.
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.
3.
the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum: a history of the museum and of the collection.
4.
the gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc.: an excellent Picasso collection.
5.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English colleccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin collēctiōn- (stem of collēctiō), equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English colleccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin collēctiōn- (stem of collēctiō), equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
col·lec·tion·al, adjective
non·col·lec·tion, noun
pre·col·lec·tion, noun
sub·col·lec·tion, noun
Synonyms
2. accumulation, aggregation, mass, heap, pile, hoard, store. 7. contribution(s), alms.
2. accumulation, aggregation, mass, heap, pile, hoard, store. 7. contribution(s), alms.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of collecting |
| 2. | a number of things collected or assembled together |
| 3. | a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season |
| 4. | something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation: a collection of rubbish |
| 5. | a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church |
| 6. | removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox |
| 7. | (often plural) (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor |
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Word Origin & History
collection
late 14c., "action of collecting," from O.Fr. collection (14c.), from L. collectionem "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 mid-15c.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Collection definition
The Christians in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf (Acts 24:17; Rom. 15:25, 26; 1 Cor. 16:1-3; 2 Cor. 8:9; Gal. 2:10).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Collection and quarantine regulations would prevent the plants from being sent to other countries quickly.
It was the kind of collection that hundreds of scholars would find interesting.
Secondary benefit will include a collection of data regarding the prevalence of non reportable diseases by location and time.
Building a research-library collection has been an educated guessing game.
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