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collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn]

noun

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.

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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:
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.

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Example Sentences

As the collection grew over the years, gallery space was lost to storage.

Building a research-library collection has been an educated guessing game.

Museums tend to insure for the largest sums, because of the size of their art collection.

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As the collection grew over the years, gallery space was lost to storage.

Building a research-library collection has been an educated guessing game.

Museums tend to insure for the largest sums, because of the size of their art collection.

His is also a collection of negatives, a logical fallacy if there ever was one.

Our fossil collection is already the world's largest.

However, state legislators this year will consider a bill to permit the collection of water for irrigation.

All right, admit it: you're smart enough to know that your comic collection probably won't make you a millionaire.

In theory, however, collection agencies could go after any property inherited from the deceased.

But lawyers for the government say that prohibiting the collection practice would.

Saturn is famous for the spectacular collection of rings that encircle it.

Collection and quarantine regulations would prevent the plants from being sent to other countries quickly.

Search our collection of great recipes for every occasion.

There wasn't even money available to take care of the algal collection that had been so painstakingly created.

Facilitate the collection of late tuition payments and fees.

Running one of these collection points, where the milk is tested and weighed, is a position of great honour.

Interpreting a collection of observations is a science in itself.

Give a random collection of art pieces museum-worthy treatment.

Noisebridge's members have filled this small space with an enviable collection of shared tools, parts and works in progress.

Google today unveiled what could be the largest collection of digital books formatted for cellphones.

With all these people throwing their spare won into the collection plate, mega-churches have become big businesses.

The collection of this tax would be simple and far easier to control against fraud and evasion.

White wall and trellis set off a collection of colorful birdhouses.

Data collection practices in apps are increasingly becoming a major privacy issue for consumers.

Collection development became a mere matter of maintaining database subscriptions recommended by faculty.

But until now, collection targets have not been mandatory.

The mean of a collection of numbers is their sum divided by the number in the collection.

Serve one or two selections before dinner, or offer a collection for an appetizer party.

They form the backbone of academic social-science data collection in our nation.

And the collection is about to receive some important new-and rare-specimens.

It also makes for a bright and humid home for a collection of happy houseplants.

It was the kind of collection that hundreds of scholars would find interesting.

It is the unique record of some far-flung collection of particles in the early universe.

We've picked up on all three approaches in this collection of warming winter dishes.

But those numbers do not take into account collection costs or inflation.

NatureMapping's mission is to protect biodiversity through data collection and dissemination.

It must be used in concert with other data collection to truly be useful.

And if you're an academic in the humanities, you've probably got a substantial and ever-expanding collection of books.

Some companies may also be hoping that starting their own collection programmes could help them pre-empt legislation.

Journey into the past with our collection of books on history.

Smithsonian's wide-ranging mummy collection still speaks to us from centuries past.

All but four of the pieces are original to the collection.

Entrepreneurship is the special collection of skills possessed by an entrepreneur.

Browse through a collection of our world-renowned cartography, then purchase your favorite to hang on your wall.

Celebrate a mismatched but beloved collection by arranging them in an asymmetrical wavelike pattern on a plain white wall.

Not all professors are upset by the online test collection.

The haute couture collection that he is to present towards the end of this month will be his last.

The giant of the musical instrument collection makes tunes rootin' tootin' or romantic.

The idea is to bring the library's collection to you wherever you are online.

The bad news is that he is only the editor of this collection of articles.

The result is a collection of several thousand voice files.

All of them might have remained the personal collection of this self-described pack rat.

While a collection of exotic tropical specimens can be a real challenge to care.

In humans, it is about the size of an almond, housing a motley collection of neurons.

Upon his death his home was opened to the public to share his collection of old, rare automatic musical instruments.

Several months ago, an editor of a major journal in my little field of history asked me to review a collection of essays.

The city can even offer a free compost collection service, then turn around and sell the compost to farmers.

Pictures tell the story in this collection of photos of the women's suffrage movement.

Kohler offers a full collection of kitchen sinks, prep sinks, faucets and accessories for any lifestyle.

Neural networks are typically trained to do this for a large collection of input/output pattern pairs.

Consider connecting several rain barrels together for collection of overflow from the first main barrel.

They supply a collection kit that comes with nine vials pre-loaded with cookie crumbs.

Unite unruly stacks by showcasing a collection of objects of similar shape and color.

Secondary benefit will include a collection of data regarding the prevalence of non reportable diseases by location and time.

Inexpensive pegboard and paint become instant artwork when paired with a collection of tools.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

collection (kəˈlɛkʃən)

—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.

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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