collection
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.col·lec·tion
noun \kə-ˈlek-shən\Definition of COLLECTION
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: the act or process of collecting
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See Examples of COLLECTION
- a system of tax collection
- The technology makes data collection easier.
- There will be a trash collection this week.
- The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.
- We took up a collection for the school renovations.
- Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.
First Known Use of COLLECTION
14th century
Related to COLLECTION
- Synonyms
- assemblage, library
Rhymes with COLLECTION
abjection, advection, affection, bisection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection
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