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Examples of compilation in a Sentence
The CD is a compilation of greatest hits.
the slow compilation of data
Recent Examples of compilation from the Web
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Here’s a compilation of the biggest deals of the first day of the 2018 edition of Eaux Claires.
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The book is a compilation of 100 of my memorable columns from the 1,047 I wrote for the Daily News and Inquirer between 2001-16, each with a new afterword.
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The appetizer list reads like a compilation of elevated bar snacks.
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Members, login below to download a compilation of vegetarian recipes. Can't see the details?
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That music is fervid enough in its original context, and the idea of turning it into an actual symphony — not just a suite that serves as a compilation of tunes and other thematic material — should be its own form of madness.
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But by creating and distributing a compilation of anonymous smears against White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, Montana Democrat Sen. Jon Tester appears to be setting a new Beltway record for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Here's a compilation of predictions by me, fellow columnist Larry Holder and Saints beat writers Josh Katzenstein and Herbie Teope, as well as the reasoning behind our selections in the first three rounds.
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For this new possible series in development, its pilot may start off with a compilation of clips from the final season of The Originals to set up Hope’s story instead.
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Origin and Etymology of compilation
see compile
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of compilation for English Language Learners
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: a group of things (such as songs or pieces of writing) that have been gathered into a collection
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: the act or process of gathering things together
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of compilation
: a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright
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