Definition of 'collection'
Word forms: plural collections
1. countable noun
A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
3. countable noun
A collection of things is a group of things.
Wye Lea is a collection of farm buildings that have been converted into an attractive
complex. [+ of]
4. countable noun
6. countable noun
If you organize a collection for charity, you collect money from people to give to charity.
7. countable noun
A collection is money that is given by people in church during some Christian services.
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collection in American English
noun
1.
the act or process of collecting
3.
a mass or pile; accumulation
4.
money collected, as during a church service
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Word origin
ME collecioun < L collectioWord Frequency
collection in American English
(kəˈlekʃən)
noun
SYNONYMS 2. accumulation, aggregation, mass, heap, pile, hoard, store. 7. contribution(s), alms.1.
the act of collecting
2.
something that is collected; a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, esp. for some purpose or as a result of some process
a stamp collection
a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom
a collection of books on Churchill
3.
the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum
a history of the museum and of the collection
4.
an excellent Picasso collection
5. See collections
6.
the clothes or other items produced by a designer, esp. for a seasonal line
the spring collection
7.
a sum of money collected, esp. for charity or church use
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Derived forms
collectional adjective
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME colleccioun (‹ AF) ‹ L collēctiōn- (s. of collēctiō), equiv. to collēct(us) (ptp. of colligere; see collect1) + -iōn- -ion]Examples of 'collection' in a sentence
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collection
British English: collection
/kəˈlɛkʃən/ NOUN
A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
His collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years.
- American English: collection /kəˈlɛkʃən/
- Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: coleção
- Chinese: 收藏
- Croatian: zbirka
- Czech: sbírka
- Danish: samling
- Dutch: verzameling
- European Spanish: colección
- Finnish: kokoelma
- French: collection
- German: Sammlung
- Greek: συλλογή
- Italian: collezione
- Japanese: コレクション
- Korean: 수집
- Norwegian: samling
- Polish: zbiór
- European Portuguese: coleção
- Romanian: colecție
- Russian: коллекция
- Latin American Spanish: recogida
- Swedish: insamling
- Thai: สิ่งที่สะสมไว้
- Turkish: koleksiyon
- Ukrainian: колекція
- Vietnamese: bộ sưu tập
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