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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

  1. noun A group of things gathered together, often assembled with care or over time.
  2. noun The act of gathering something, such as money or data.

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