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collection
[ kuh-lek-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of collecting.
- 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 collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;
a stamp collection;
a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;
a collection of books on Churchill.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- 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.
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- Ѳè. act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.
collection
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act or process of collecting
- a number of things collected or assembled together
- a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season
- something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation
a collection of rubbish
- a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
- removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
- often plural (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzcDZ·tDz noun
- cDZ·tDz noun
- ܲcDZ·tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of collection1
Example Sentences
It has the largest collection of Brontë items in the world.
Miss Robinson eventually received a court claim asking her to pay two of the £100 PCNs, plus a £70 debt collection for each, and various other costs.
Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish.
The exhibit, titled “Conversations With Ghosts,” included a mural reproducing a detail from a piece by Corita Kent currently in the Frac Lorraine collection.
It has been four weeks since the last collection in the area, but residents say word has got round that if the problem gets "big enough", council teams will be sent to clear it.
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