Definition of collection. Meaning of collection. Synonyms of collection

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Definition of 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

- collection or collections may refer to: cash collection , the function of an accounts receivable department. collection agency , agency to
- an album is a book used for the collection and preservation of miscellaneous items such as photographs , postage stamps , newspaper
- an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. it may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or
- a museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions , education ,
- waste collection is part of the process of waste management . ' 'waste collection' is transfer of solid waste from the point of use and
- other single-artist compilations, such as rarities or b-side collections, albums compiled from radio sessions, songs performed by an
- a private collection is a privately owned collection of works, usually a collection of art . if seen in a museum alongside a work or
- in mathematics , a set is a collection of distinct objects, considered as an object in its own right . for example, the numbers 2, 4, and
- a collection agency is a business that pursues payments of debt s owed by individuals or businesses most collection agencies operate as
- the museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: botany , entomology