Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Collection.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Collection and, of course, Collection synonyms and on the right images related to the word Collection.
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
- Look up
collection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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...
-
Collection of
Sacred Hymns may
refer to
various hymnals of the
Latter Day
Saint movement:
Collection of
Sacred Hymns (Kirtland, Ohio), the
first hymnal...
- Sonic's
Ultimate Genesis Collection (Sega Mega
Drive Ultimate Collection in PAL regions) is a
compilation of
video games developed by
Backbone Entertainment...
- Debt
collection or cash
collection is the
process of
pursuing payments of
money or
other agreed-upon
value owed to a creditor. The
debtors may be individuals...
- The 12″
Collection is a
compilation album by
British rock band
Queen which was only
available via the Box Of
Tricks box set. It
features various 12-inch...
- The
Immaculate Collection is the
first greatest hits
album by
American singer Madonna,
released on
November 13, 1990, by Sire Records. It
contains fifteen...
- The
Criterion Collection, Inc. (or
simply Criterion) is an
American home-video
distribution company that
focuses on licensing,
restoring and distributing...
-
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...
