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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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Founded in 2013, blog and Web network Doomed & Stoned has blossomed into a worldwide endeavor with a podcast, a quarterly Bandcamp compilation, and an emphasis on using local reporting to help build up individual scenes.
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Their 1992 compilation album Abba Gold has sold 30 million copies.
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The sequel is a compilation of Mr Xi’s speeches and writings from August 2014 to September 2017, many of them previously unpublished in English.
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This eight-song compilation, 61 Days in Church-Covers, from the country singer's 2017 live concert archives includes covers of Pearl Jam's Better Man and Bob Seger's Turn The Page.
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Ebner sat down with Courant music writer Mike Hamad in the podcast below to listen to tracks from the Deskpop VR compilation and some of Ebner’s solo work.
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The enrollment total in the new federal report is identical to that from a compilation issued in February by an outside group, the National Academy for State Health Policy.
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Different fruit buds tolerate different cold temperatures, too, according to compilations gathered by extension specialists at Washington State University and Michigan State University.
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But there are plenty of beautiful pictures around the web, and TIME has a great compilation.
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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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