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Definition of compilation
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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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El Paquete Semanal (‘The Weekly Package’), as the compilation is called, is part newsstand, part mixtape, part offline streaming service—a drive curated with magazine articles, Hollywood films, YouTube videos, phone apps, classified ads, and more.
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His grab in the ninth inning of the nightcap figures to land in every upcoming highlight compilation.
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Here's a compilation of videos using the FBI footage and interviews with Finicum during the occupation.
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This is a video compilation of our Badass Women of Washington.
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The memoir, which was well-received by critics in Sweden, is a compilation of memories from his childhood and his experiences in theater school.
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Hard to tell in a highlight that looks like a compilation of random Eastern European big man dunks.
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Lou Sumpter was named one of 17 restaurant professionals on Eater’s Young Guns 2017 list, an annual compilation of culinary industry rising stars who are either under 30 or who have worked in the industry less than five years.
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But the compilation was just a prelude to her masterwork.
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Origin and Etymology of compilation
see compile
COMPILATION Defined for English Language Learners
compilation
playDefinition 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
compilation
playLegal 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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