collection
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col|lec|tion [ kə`lekʃən ] noun ***
1. ) count a group of things:
a vast/extensive collection: a book borrowed from John's vast collection
a ) interesting or valuable objects that someone collects:
a stamp collection
collection of: a collection of baseball cards
b ) works of art that are kept together, for example in a museum:
The gallery houses one of the finest collections of impressionist art.
c ) clothes or other products that become available at a particular time of year:
Dior will launch its spring collection next week.
d ) poems, stories, or other pieces of writing that are together in a book:
a collection of short stories
2. ) count or uncount the process of collecting things for a particular purpose, or an instance of this:
the garbage collection
Your new glasses are awaiting collection.
collection of: the collection and analysis of information
3. ) count or uncount the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose, or the money that is collected:
a house-to-house/door-to-door collection: The house-to-house collection raised £255.41.
a ) the activity of collecting money that people must pay:
tax collection
4. ) count a group of people:
collection of: a motley collection of protesters and student groups
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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collection — [ kɔlɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1371 méd.; lat. collectio « action de réunir », de colligere → collecte I ♦ 1 ♦ (Sens génér.) Réunion d objets. ⇒ accumulation, amas, 2. ensemble, groupe, réunion. « les peuples, en tant qu ils ne sont que des collections d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Collection II — Compilation album by Misfits Released November 14 1995 … Wikipedia
collection — I (accumulation) noun accession, accretion, acervation, acervus, acquisition, addition, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amassment, amount accrued, compilation, concentration, congestus, conglomerate, conglomeration, convergence, cumulation … Law dictionary
Collection 4 — Collection 004 Studio album by Merzbow Released 1981 Recorded June 16, 1981 at Gap Works, Tokyo Genre Noise … Wikipedia
Collection 5 — Collection 005 Studio album by Merzbow Released 1981 Recorded June 16, 1981 at Gap Works, Tokyo Genre Noise … Wikipedia
Collection — puede referirse a: Collection (álbum de Jason Becker) Collection (álbum de Tracy Chapman) Véase también The Collection The Hits Collection The Album Collection The Remix Collection Colección (desambiguación) … Wikipedia Español
Collection — Col*lec tion, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.] 1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is collected; as: (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collection or — est un album compilation de Julie Pietri, sorti en 1992 chez Sony Music Entertainment. Il a été réédité en 1995 sous le nom Collection gold puis en 2001 sous le titre Les indispensables de Julie Pietri. Cette compilation comprend un titre… … Wikipédia en Français
collection — COLLECTION. s. fém. Recueil de plusieurs passages sur une ou plusieurs matières, tirés d un ou de plusieurs Auteurs. En ce sens, il se met plus ordinairement au pluriel. Faire des collections. Il a fait une bonne collection de tout ce qu il y a… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Collection- — (album d Yngwie Malmsteen) Collection est le premier best of du guitariste Yngwie Malmsteen. Il couvre la période 1984 1990, soit cinq albums studio et un live. Black Star Far Beyond The Sun I ll See The Light,Tonight You Don t Remember,I ll… … Wikipédia en Français
collection — late 14c., action of collecting, from O.Fr. collection (14c.), from L. collectionem (nom. collectio) a gathering together, noun of action from colligere (see COLLECT (Cf. collect)). Especially of money gathered for religious or charitable… … Etymology dictionary
