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com⋅pi⋅la⋅tion

  [kom-puh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
2. something compiled, as a reference book.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L compīlatiōn- (s. of compīlātiō). See compile, -ation

Related forms:
com⋅pil⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [kuhm-pahy-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
2. collection, assemblage, assortment.
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com·pi·la·tion   (kŏm'pə-lā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of compiling.
  2. Something, such as a set of data, a report, or an anthology, that is compiled.
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Compilation

Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]

1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. --Macaulay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: com·pi·la·tion
Pronunciation: "käm-p&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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