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1
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
- his stamp collection has become quite valuable
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2
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
- a collection of lint underneath the dryer
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- accretion,
- accumulation,
- assemblage,
- cumulation,
- cumulus,
- gathering,
- lodgment
- (or lodgement),
- pileup
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3
a number of things considered as a unit
- the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores
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“Collection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collection. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of collection was in the 14th century
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