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collection
[ kuh-lek-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of collecting.
- something that is collected; a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, especially for some purpose or as a result of some process: a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;
a stamp collection;
a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;
a collection of books on Churchill.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum:
a history of the museum and of the collection.
- the gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc.:
an excellent Picasso collection.
- collections, the various holdings of an art museum organized by category, as painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, or film:
the director of the collections.
- the clothes or other items produced by a designer, especially for a seasonal line:
the spring collection.
- a sum of money collected, especially for charity or church use.
Synonyms: ,
- Ѳè. act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.
collection
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act or process of collecting
- a number of things collected or assembled together
- a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season
- something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation
a collection of rubbish
- a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
- removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
- often plural (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor
Other Word Forms
- DZ·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzcDZ·tDz noun
- cDZ·tDz noun
- ܲcDZ·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of collection1
Example Sentences
One by one, they roll the dice to begin their match, dealing and betting a collection of quarters.
Liz Shanks installed cameras around her home to protect her prized collection of classic cars – but instead, they captured the escalating and violent domestic abuse carried out by her former partner.
"I think it's really important that we are always asking ourselves what we have in our collection and why," she told BBC News NI.
“Obviously, I’ve seen them at stores, but this pop-up event, I was like: This could be a cool way to start that collection.”
The Rothko painting was hanging in the museum's Depot – a publicly accessible storage facility beside the main museum – as part of an exhibition displaying a selection of "public favourites" from the gallery's collection.
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