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Collection
Collection Col*lec"tion, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.]
1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the
collection of specimens.
2. That which is collected; as:
(a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons.
``A collection of letters.' --Macaulay.
(b) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes,
as by passing a contribution box for freewill
offerings. ``The collection for the saints.' --1 Cor.
xvi. 1
(c) (Usually in pl.) That which is obtained in payment of
demands.
(d) An accumulation of any substance. ``Collections of
moisture.' --Whewell. ``A purulent collection.'
--Dunglison.
3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or
observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs.]
We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have
been hitherto made out of those words by modern
divines. --Milton.
4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.]
Syn: Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd;
congregation; mass; heap; compilation.
Meaning of Collection from wikipedia
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Collection or
Collections may
refer to: Cash
collection, the
function of an
accounts receivable...
- The
Collection may
refer to: The
Collection (film), the 2012
sequel to the 2009 film The
Collector "The
Collection" (30 Rock), a 2007
episode of 30 Rock...
- A
Collection may
refer to: A
Collection (Anne
Briggs album), 1999 A
Collection (The
Doors album), 2011 A
Collection (Josh
Groban album), 2008 A Collection...
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UNESCO Collection is a
world music record label,
under the
aegis of UNESCO. The full
title of the
series was
UNESCO Collection of
Traditional Music of...
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Collection II, also
known as
Misfits II, a
compilation album of
songs by the
American punk rock band Misfits.
Released on
November 14, 1995, it serves...
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Waste collection is a part of the
process of
waste management. It is the
transfer of
solid waste from the
point of use and
disposal to the
point of treatment...
-
endeavors include a
fragrance line, a
press on
nails line, a Loci
sneakers collection, and the
radio show
Queen Radio (2018–2023). She has also
voice acted...
- The
Singles Collection or
similar may
refer to: The
Singles Collection (Apoptygma
Berzerk album), 2003 The
Singles Collection (Britney
Spears album),...
- runs a
digital library website, archive.org. It
provides free
access to
collections of
digitized media including websites,
software applications, music,...
- A
collective collection,
shared collection,
collaborative collection, or
shared print program is a
joint effort by
multiple academic or
research libraries...
