compilation
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pəˈleɪ
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Compilation
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | something collected or compiled, such as a list, report, etc |
| 2. | the act or process of collecting or compiling |
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Word Origin & History
compilation
1420s, "that which is compiled," also "action of compiling," from Fr. compilation, from L. compilationem, noun of action from compilare (see compile).
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Example sentences
It's a compilation of his works spanning six decades.
Almost every site is a compilation of material from a bunch of sources.
It's a compilation of stories from around the world that are of interest to the world of terrorism and counter-terrorism experts.
All require the construction of narratives after the compilation of facts.
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