collection — meaning in English
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English meaning
- collecting noun The hobby of seeking, acquiring, and organizing items of personal interest.
- collection noun A group of things gathered together, often assembled with care or over time.
- miscellany noun An assortment of miscellaneous items.
Senses
collection is used for these senses in English:
- collecting A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
- collection (set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
- collection The quality of being collected; calm composure.
- miscellany (countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.
collection — full definition
- noun A group of things gathered together, often assembled with care or over time.
- noun The act of gathering something, such as money or data.