Definitions for collection
kəˈlɛk ʃəncol·lec·tion

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage(noun)

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. collection, compendium(noun)

   a publication containing a variety of works

3. solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering(noun)

   request for a sum of money

   "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

4. collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation(noun)

   the act of gathering something together

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection(Noun)

   A set of items or objects procured or gathered together by a person, group, or other agent.

2. collection(Noun)

   A set of sets.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collection(noun)

   the act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens

2. Collection(noun)

   that which is collected

3. Collection(noun)

   a gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons

4. Collection(noun)

   a gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings

5. Collection(noun)

   that which is obtained in payment of demands

6. Collection(noun)

   an accumulation of any substance

7. Collection(noun)

   the act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred

8. Collection(noun)

   the jurisdiction of a collector of excise

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Collection

   Collection is a greatest hits album by Tracy Chapman, it features tracks from her first five studio albums. The tracks include her two U.S. Top Tens, "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Other charted singles on this album include "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Crossroads", "Telling Stories", and "Baby Can I Hold You".

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection

   In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to processing elements. See also intelligence process.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1276

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3074

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Nouns Frequency: #468

How to pronounce collection?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say collection in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collection in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of collection in a Sentence

1. Craig Orr:

   This is a very unique collection.

2. Rick Sherlock:

   It was never based on real cost collection.

3. National Intelligence James Clapper:

   We call this new paradigm immaculate collection.

4. Sandra Webber:

   I know his collection would not want to be broken up.

5. Designer Donatella Versace:

   This is a collection for all women who walk their own path.

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