compilatory
pəˈleɪ
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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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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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