Meaning of the word collection - Word и Excel - помощь в работе с программами

: something collected

especially

: an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby

a collection of photographs

a baseball card collection

: group, aggregate

a collection of symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, and joint pain

: a set of apparel designed for sale usually in a particular season

the designer’s spring collection of dresses

Synonyms

Example Sentences

a system of tax collection

The technology makes data collection easier.

There will be a trash collection this week.

The museum’s collection is one of the best in the country.

We took up a collection for the school renovations.

Ten percent of the collection goes to the city’s shelters for homeless people.

Recent Examples on the Web

For five decades, the gregarious collector and his wife, Shirley, 77, have amassed the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection, one of the world’s largest private collections of Black art and historical objects.

—Leigh-ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023

The 3,000-square-foot home sits on a 2.5-acre lot and was built by famous architect Sumner Greene for businessman D. L. James in 1918, 104 years before becoming the new jewel of Pitt’s property collection.

—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023

Time has a funny way of slipping in Tiny Beautiful Things, Liz Tigelaar’s adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s collection of essays.

—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023

Her outfit — a bright orange Palm Angels workout top and white short-shorts topped off with hair accessories from one of her collections with David’s Bridal — put her abs, arms and legs on display, and sent fans into a frenzy.

—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023

Sydney Sweeney has been gearing up for the launch of her Frankies Bikinis collection.

—Korin Miller, Women’s Health, 5 Apr. 2023

Josephine Baker was the source of inspiration of Dior’s couture collection.

—Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023

The mural is now part of the collection of the Hamon Arts Library at Southern Methodist University.

—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023

Preparing for losses DiNapoli estimates that the securities industry accounted for approximately $22.9 billion in New York state tax revenue, or 22% of the state’s tax collections, for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English colleccioun, collection, borrowed from Anglo-French collection, borrowed from Latin collēctiōn-, collēctiō «bringing together, accumulation,» from colleg-, variant stem of colligere «to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together» + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at collect entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of collection was
in the 14th century

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English colleccioun, collection, from Old French collection, from Latin collēctiō, collēctiōnem, from collēctus, from colligō (“collect together”), composed of con- +‎ legō (“bring together, gather, collect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kəˈlɛkʃən/
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Hyphenation: col‧lec‧tion

Noun[edit]

collection (countable and uncountable, plural collections)

Museum stores its butterfly collection in special specimen drawers.

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:
  
  Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
- 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences
  
  collections of moisture
- 1887, Robert Bartholow, A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine
  
  a purulent collection
The attic contains a remarkable collection of antiques, oddities, and random junk.

The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.
Multiple related objects associated as a group.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 5, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:
  
  Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you’re well enough off so’s you don’t have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.
He has a superb coin collection.
The activity of collecting.

Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.
(set theory, topology, mathematical analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
(law) Debt collection.
(obsolete) The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred.
(UK) The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.
(Oxford University, usually in the plural) A set of college exams generally taken at the start of the term.
The quality of being collected; calm composure.

Derived terms[edit]

capped collection
collection agency
collection box
collection plate
collection procedure
collection society
collection-plate
e-collection
fog collection
garbage collection
injustice collection
minicollection
money collection
selective collection
take up a collection
type collection

Translations[edit]

set of items

Afrikaans: versameling (af), kolleksie (af)
Albanian: koleksion (sq) m
Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة‎ (ar) f (majmūʕa), جَمْع‎ (ar) m (jamʕ)
Armenian: հավաքածու (hy) (havakʿacu), ժողովածու (hy) (žołovacu)
Assamese: থুঁপ (thũp), সংগ্ৰহ (xoṅgroh)
Asturian: coleición f
Azerbaijani: kolleksiya
Belarusian: кале́кцыя f (kaljékcyja), збор (be) m (zbor)
Bulgarian: сбор (bg) m (sbor), съби́ране (bg) n (sǎbírane), коле́кция (bg) f (kolékcija)
Catalan: col·lecció (ca) f
Chinese:

Mandarin: 集 (zh) (jí), 收藏 (zh) (shōucáng)
Czech: sbírka (cs) f
Danish: samling (da) c
Dutch: collectie (nl) f, verzameling (nl) f
Esperanto: kolekto
Estonian: kogu (et), kollektsioon
Finnish: kokoelma (fi)
French: collection (fr) f
Galician: colección (gl) f
Georgian: კრებული (ḳrebuli)
German: Sammlung (de) f, Kollektion (de) f
Greek: συλλογή (el) f (syllogí)

Ancient: συναγωγή f (sunagōgḗ)

Mycenaean: 𐀀𐀒𐀨 (a-ko-ra)
Hebrew: אוסף / אֹסֶף‎ m (ósef)
Hindi: संग्रह (hi) m (saṅgrah)
Hungarian: gyűjtemény (hu), kollekció (hu), sorozat (hu)
Icelandic: safn (is) n
Indonesian: koleksi (id), kumpulan (id)
Irish: bailiúchán m
Italian: raccolta (it) f, collezione (it) f
Japanese: コレクション (korekushon)
Kazakh: жинақтама (jinaqtama), топтама (toptama)
Korean: 수집(收集) (ko) (sujip), 컬렉션 (keolleksyeon)
Kyrgyz: коллекция (kollektsiya)
Latin: collēctus m, congeriēs f, congestus m
Latvian: krājums m, kolekcija f
Lithuanian: kolekcija f
Livonian: kolektsij
Macedonian: збирка f (zbirka), колекција f (kolekcija)
Malay: koleksi, kumpulan (ms)
Maori: rokiroki
Norwegian:

Bokmål: samling (no) m or f

Nynorsk: samling f
Pashto: مجموعه‎ f (majmo’a)
Persian: کلکسیون‎ (fa) (koleksyon), مجموعه‎ (fa) (majmu’e)
Polish: zbiór (pl) m, kolekcja (pl) f
Portuguese: coleção (pt) f
Romanian: colectare (ro) f, colecție (ro) f
Russian: колле́кция (ru) f (kollékcija), собра́ние (ru) n (sobránije), сбо́рник (ru) (sbórnik)
Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: зби̑рка f, колѐкција f

Roman: zbȋrka (sh) f, kolèkcija (sh) f
Slovak: zbierka f
Slovene: zbirka (sl) f
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: zběrka f

Upper Sorbian: hromadźenje n, zhromadźenje n, zběrka f
Spanish: colección (es) f
Swedish: samling (sv) c
Tajik: коллексия (kolleksiya), маҷмӯа (majmüa)
Telugu: సేకరణ (te) (sēkaraṇa)
Thai: เหล่า (th) (lào)
Turkish: toplama (tr), koleksiyon (tr)
Ukrainian: коле́кція f (kolékcija), зібра́ння n (zibránnja), збі́рка f (zbírka)
Urdu: مَجْمُوعَہ‎ (majmū’ā), جَمْع‎ (jam’)
Uzbek: kolleksiya (uz)
Vietnamese: bộ sưu tập, kho tàng (vi) (of a gallery, library, museum, or archive)
Volapük: konlet (vo)
Welsh: Casgliad f

activity of collecting

Bulgarian: съби́ране (bg) n (sǎbírane)
Czech: sběr (cs) m, sbírání n
Danish: indsamling
Dutch: verzamelen (nl) n
Estonian: kogumine
Finnish: keräily (fi), keräys (fi), kerääminen (fi)
French: ramassage (fr)
German: Sammeln (de) n, Sammlung (de) f, Abholung f, Einsammlung f
Hebrew: איסוף‎ m (ysuf)
Hungarian: gyűjtés (hu), begyűjtés (hu), összegyűjtés
Irish: tiomsú m
Italian: raccolta (it) f
Latvian: vākšana, ievākšana
Norwegian:

Bokmål: innsamling m or f

Nynorsk: innsamling f
Polish: zbieranie (pl) n
Portuguese: coleta (pt) f, recolha (pt), recolhimento (pt)
Romanian: colectare (ro) f
Russian: коллекциони́рование (ru) n (kollekcionírovanije), собира́ние (ru) n (sobiránije)
Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh m
Serbo-Croatian: skupljanje (sh) n
Spanish: recogida (es) f, recolección (es) f
Swedish: samla (sv)
Tagalog: pangangalap
Vietnamese: sự tập hợp, sự sưu tầm
Volapük: konletam

topology, analysis: set of sets

act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts

jurisdiction of a collector of excise

the quality of being collected; calm composure

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

c., coll. (abbreviations)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin collēctiō, collēctiōnem. Cf. also Old French quieuçon, which may be inherited from the same source, and the modern cueillaison, which was probably formed analogically.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Homophone: collections
Hyphenation: col‧lec‧tion

Noun[edit]

collection f (plural collections)

collection

Derived terms[edit]

collec
collectionner
collectionneur
collectionnite

[edit]

collecte
collecter
cueillette
cueillir

Descendants[edit]

→ Romanian: colecție
→ Turkish: koleksiyon

См. также в других словарях:

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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. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is collected; as: (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collection or — est un album compilation de Julie Pietri, sorti en 1992 chez Sony Music Entertainment. Il a été réédité en 1995 sous le nom Collection gold puis en 2001 sous le titre Les indispensables de Julie Pietri. Cette compilation comprend un titre… … Wikipédia en Français
collection — COLLECTION. s. fém. Recueil de plusieurs passages sur une ou plusieurs matières, tirés d un ou de plusieurs Auteurs. En ce sens, il se met plus ordinairement au pluriel. Faire des collections. Il a fait une bonne collection de tout ce qu il y a… … Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française 1798
Collection- — (album d Yngwie Malmsteen) Collection est le premier best of du guitariste Yngwie Malmsteen. Il couvre la période 1984 1990, soit cinq albums studio et un live. Black Star Far Beyond The Sun I ll See The Light,Tonight You Don t Remember,I ll… … Wikipédia en Français
collection — late 14c., action of collecting, from O.Fr. collection (14c.), from L. collectionem (nom. collectio) a gathering together, noun of action from colligere (see COLLECT (Cf. collect)). Especially of money gathered for religious or charitable… … Etymology dictionary

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Meaning COLLECTION

What does COLLECTION mean? Here you find 85 meanings of the word COLLECTION. You can also add a definition of COLLECTION yourself

1	0 0 Relationships Narrower Term: archives artificial collection Related Term: fonds manuscript collection manuscript group personal papers record group Synonym: holdings n. ~ 1. A group of materials [..]

2	0 0 COLLECTION The presentation of a negotiable instrument for payment, or the conversion of any accounts receivable into cash.

3	0 0 COLLECTION In the credit world, collection is an effort by a collections department or agency to get a past-due debt repaid. Having a debt in collections shows up on credit reports, and badly damages the ability to borrow at reasonable rates.

4	0 0 COLLECTION late 14c., «action of collecting,» from Old French collection (14c.), from Latin collectionem (nominative collectio) «a gathering together,» noun of action from colligere (see coll [..]

5	0 0 COLLECTION Collection [N] [B]The Christians in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf [..]

6	0 0 COLLECTION The process of locating, identifying, and harvesting generally small quantities of plant material.

7	0 0 COLLECTION several things grouped together or considered as a whole a publication containing a variety of works solicitation: request for a sum of money; &quot;an appeal to raise money for starving child [..]

8	0 0 COLLECTION The process a lender takes to pursue a borrower who is delinquent on his payments in order to bring the mortgage current again. Includes documentation that may be used in foreclosure.

9	0 0 COLLECTION the things you collect, such as a collection of stamps, seashells or old coins

10	0 0 COLLECTION A number of items that are brought together or collected as part of an interest or hobby. It includes collections of coins, stamps, models, toys, badges, spoons or wine.

11	0 0 COLLECTION When a borrower falls behind, the lender contacts them in an effort to bring the loan current. The loan goes to "collection." As part of the collection effort, the lender must mail and record certain documents in case they are eventually required to foreclose on the property.

12	0 0 COLLECTION drawing a conclusion.

13	0 0 COLLECTION The Christians in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf (Acts 24:17; Rom. [..]

14	0 0 COLLECTION The accumulation of precipitation into surface and underground areas, including lakes, rivers, and aquifers.

15	0 0 COLLECTION Definition The conversion of accounts receivable into cash.

16	0 0 COLLECTION Includes any means by which the University obtains Personal or Health Information including information that is volunteered incidentally obtained or gathered from another organisation.

17	0 0 COLLECTION zamlung

18	0 0 COLLECTION In library cataloging, three or more independent works or long excerpts from works by the same author, or two or more independent works or excerpts from works by different authors, not written for the [..]

19	0 0 COLLECTION A process of collecting monies owed.

20	0 0 COLLECTION A draft drawn on the buyer, usually accompanied by documents, with complete instructions concerning processing for payment or acceptance.

21	0 0 COLLECTION separate collection of paper and paper products from industrial and commercial outlets, from households and offices for Recycling. (Collection includes transport to the sorting/processing or recycling plant/paper mill). Collector

22	0 0 COLLECTION An intentionally‐defined set of Content, compiled under a specific policy. This is a common concept in the library domain, so it is used here with the same meaning as in that domain.

23	0 0 COLLECTION The handling by banks, in accordance with instructions received, of documents in order to:

24	0 0 COLLECTION See receivables financing.

25	0 0 COLLECTION When a borrower lags behing in his loan payment, the lender contacts him in an attempt to bring the delinquent mortgage current which then goes to ‘collection’. The efforts to file and mail [..]

26	0 0 COLLECTION A group of resources related by common ownership or a common theme, subject matter and/or domain. A web collection consists of one or more crawls that harvest a group of related URLs. Collections are managed and maintained by an organization or institution.

27	0 0 COLLECTION Process of receiving amounts owed to the federal government, such as payment on a debt.

28	0 0 COLLECTION (n) several things grouped together or considered as a whole(n) a publication containing a variety of works(n) request for a sum of money(n) the act of gathering something together

29	0 0 COLLECTION (1) The presentation for payment of any obligation, bill of exchange, draft or other instrument

30	0 0 COLLECTION A class used to logically organize a group of identical types using a single identifier. Examples of collection types in the .NET Framework include array, arraylist, queue, and stack.

31	0 0 COLLECTION The component of the Google Analytics platform that manages which data is collected for your site, mobile app or other digitally connected device.

32	0 0 COLLECTION The process a lender takes to pursue a borrower who is delinquent on his payments in order to bring the mortgage current again. Includes documentation that may be used in foreclosure.

33	0 0 COLLECTION The process of forcing a borrower to pay what he owes on a loan and,if it comes to that, to proceed with foreclosure.

34	0 0 COLLECTION A group of matching fixtures and/or lamps that together can bring a unified look to a home or room. Color Temperature –

35	0 0 COLLECTION The taking of a Blood sample to determine its Character as a whole, to identify levels of its component Cells, chemicals, Gases, or other constituents, to perform pathological examination, etc.

36	0 0 COLLECTION Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including Questionnaires, interviews, Observation, existing records, and Electronic devices. The process is usually prelimin [..]

37	0 0 COLLECTION Procedures to obtain viable Oocytes from the host. Oocytes most often are collected by Needle aspiration from Ovarian Follicles before Ovulation.

38	0 0 COLLECTION Methods or procedures used to obtain samples of URINE.

39	0 0 COLLECTION A group of artifacts (see above), cultural constituents (see below), and associated information (such as catalogs, reports, field notes, photographs, etc.) from an archaeological site or project.

40	0 0 COLLECTION In programming, a collection is a class used to represent a set of similar data type items as a single unit. These unit classes are used for grouping and managing related objects. A collection has an [..]

41	0 0 COLLECTION drawing a conclusion

42	0 0 COLLECTION An API resource that groups other resources together.

43	0 0 COLLECTION A kind of container that can hold zero or more objects. Dylan provides the usual kinds of collections, including arrays, vectors, strings, singly linked lists, queues, hash tables, and so on. In Dylan [..]

44	0 0 COLLECTION a term sometimes used as a synonym for container.

45	0 0 COLLECTION A group of sports cards and/or sports memorabilia accumulated by a sports collector.

46	0 0 COLLECTION New terminals in the Tower that look like giant iPads hanging on the wall. They keep track of certain gear and cosmetic item unlocks.

47	0 0 COLLECTION A grouping or list of collectible trackable items that can be seen only by the owner. Trackables in a collection can only be discovered, and cannot be grabbed, dropped or dipped. Conversely, items in [..]

48	0 0 COLLECTION A collection of many different varieties, species, or subspecies representing a diverse collection of genotypes and, hence, genetic diversity.

49	0 0 COLLECTION See Product Filter

50	0 0 COLLECTION (1) Library resources grouped by a specific topic or other organization criteria; (2) the entire holdings of a library; (3) all library resources on a particular subject.

51	0 0 COLLECTION The process of receiving amounts owed to the government, such as payment on a debt (USAID Automated Directives System — ADS — Chapter 625).

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A collection is a construct within an ASP script that holds a number of objects. The number of objects in a collection might be as few as zero. There are no upper limits. In most circumstances a collection might hold objects of only one type. For example, an object representing a set of database results might contain a Fields collection that contai [..]

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The activities and/or actions associated with getting payment on unpaid loan principal and interest from a borrower after that borrower defaults on the loan. The players in the loan process that could be taking these actions include lenders, guarantors, servicers, and collection agencies.

54	0 0 COLLECTION Logistical process of moving (plastics) waste from its source to a place where it can be recovered.

55	0 0 COLLECTION A group of sports cards and/or sports memorabilia accumulated by a sports collector.

56	0 0 COLLECTION A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together. nb\|kolleksjon\|m : Nynorsk:nn\|kolleksjon\|m (???????,tr=koleksion\|sc=fa-Arab) * Portuguese: (coleção,f) * Scottish Gaelic:{{m\| [..]

57	0 0 COLLECTION The presentation of a negotiable instrument for payment, or the conversion of any accounts receivable into cash.

58	0 0 COLLECTION Collection occurs when a horse’s center of gravity is shifted backwards. Energy is directed in a more horizontal trajectory with less forward movement (limbs generate higher vertical impulses). Biomec [..]

59	0 0 COLLECTION At Colleges of the University of Oxford, a Collection may be one of two things: An examination taken at the beginning of term by undergraduates/graduates, testing the work done in the previous term, [..]

60	0 0 COLLECTION The following is a comprehensive discography of The Stranglers, an English rock band.

61	0 0 COLLECTION A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, wh [..]

62	0 0 COLLECTION A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, wh [..]

63	0 0 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 [..]

64	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a compilation by The Jam. It includes only one of the band’s singles («Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?») which was unreleased in the UK, as it focuses on the group’s album tracks and B-s [..]

65	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a compilation by The Jam. It includes only one of the band’s singles («Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?») which was unreleased in the UK, as it focuses on the group’s album tracks and B-s [..]

66	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a 2002 compilation album from Swedish «dansband» Arvingarna.

67	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a 1985 half official double compilation album from Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. The album was released for the Finnish market.

68	0 0 COLLECTION Rob Clarkson The Warratahs are a band from Wellington, New Zealand.

69	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a compilation album of jazz songs by American pianist Joe Sample that was released in 1991 through GRP Records. This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while [..]

70	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a compilation album of jazz songs by American pianist Joe Sample that was released in 1991 through GRP Records. This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while [..]

71	0 0 COLLECTION In computer science, a collection is a grouping of some variable number of data items (possibly zero) that have some shared significance to the problem being solved and need to be operated upon togeth [..]

72	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is an album by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 2001. This release was for North America only. Around the same time, in Japan, the band released ‘TMGE 106’, which contained similar ( [..]

73	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is an album by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 2001. This release was for North America only. Around the same time, in Japan, the band released ‘TMGE 106’, which contained similar ( [..]

74	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a compilation album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield.

75	0 0 COLLECTION The Charlatans are an English rock band formed in the West Midlands in 1988. The current line-up comprises lead vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt and keyboardist Tony [..]

76	0 0 COLLECTION Praxis was the name of an experimental rock project, led by producer/bassist Bill Laswell and featuring guitarist Buckethead and drummer Bryan «Brain» Mantia in nearly every incarnation of the band. T [..]

77	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is the title of the first compilation album released by the American country music artist Wynonna Judd. The standard version of the album reprised 11 tracks from her first three studio albu [..]

78	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is an album by Jason Becker released by Shrapnel Records on November 4, 2008. The album includes three new songs in addition to some older recordings. It includes many musicians and feature [..]

79	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers. The first two tracks [..]

80	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is the first greatest hits album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. It was released by EMI in 1996. The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.

81	0 0 COLLECTION Collection (Chinese: 閒話一句) is an Irish-bred, Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2008–09, Collection won the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (HK G1-2000m) on 22 March. Co [..]

82	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is the first Japanese studio album and the second studio album overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It was released on March 28, 2012 in four different editions: CD plus two DVD+Photobo [..]

83	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is a greatest hits album by Swedish recording artist Agnes, and was released on 27 December 2013 in Sweden. It includes most of her singles to date, omitting Stranded, Kick Back Relax, All [..]

84	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. Collection is a retrospective of Grusin’s work from 1976–1989 . The album reached No. 3 on Billbo [..]

85	0 0 COLLECTION Collection is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. Collection contains a retrospective of Ritenour’s 1979-1991 work. The album reached #7 on Billbo [..]

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Collection or Collections may refer to:

Cash collection, the function of an accounts receivable department
Collection (church), money donated by the congregation during a church service
Collection agency, agency to collect cash
Collections management (museum)
- Collection (museum), objects in a particular field forms the core basis for the museum
- Fonds in archives
- Private collection, sometimes just called «collection»
Collection (Oxford colleges), a beginning-of-term exam or Principal’s Collections
Collection (horse), a horse carrying more weight on his hindquarters than his forehand
Collection (racehorse), an Irish-bred, Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse
Collection (publishing), a gathering of books under the same title at the same publisher
Scientific collection, any systematic collection of objects for scientific study

Collection may also refer to:

ComputingEdit

Collection (abstract data type), the abstract concept of collections in computer science
Collection (linking), the act of linkage editing in computing
Garbage collection (computing), automatic memory management method

MathematicsEdit

Set (mathematics)
Class (set theory)
Family of sets
Indexed family
Multiset
Parametric family

AlbumsEdit

CollectionEdit

Collection (2NE1 album), 2012
Collection (Agnes album), 2013
Collection (Arvingarna album), 2002
Collection (Jason Becker album), 2008
Collection (Tracy Chapman album), 2001
Collection (The Charlatans album)
Collection (Dave Grusin album), 1989
Collection (The Jam album)
Collection (Wynonna Judd album)
Collection (Magnus Uggla album), 1985
Collection (Men Without Hats album), 1996
Collection (MFÖ album), 2003
Collection (Mike Oldfield album), 2002
Collection (Praxis album), 1998
Collection (The Rankin Family album), 1996
Collection (Lee Ritenour album), 1991
Collection (Joe Sample album), 1991
Collection (Spyro Gyra album), 1991
Collection (The Stranglers album), 1998
Collection (Suicidal Tendencies album), 1993
Collection (Thee Michelle Gun Elephant album), 2001
Collection (The Warratahs album), 2003
Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Greg Howe album), 2006
Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Tony MacAlpine album), 2006
Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album), 2006
Collection I, a 1986 compilation album of songs by the Misfits
Collection II, a 1995 companion album to the Misfits’ Collection I

CollectionsEdit

Collections (Alexia album)
Collections (Rick Astley album), 2006
Collections (Cypress Hill album)
Collections (Terence Trent D’Arby album), 2006
Collections (Delphic album), 2013
Collections (Amanda Marshall album), 2006
Collections (Charlie Major album), 2006
Collections (Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello and Gerry Wiggins album), 1957
Collections (Yanni album), 2008
Collections (The Young Rascals album), 1967

Other usesEdit

Collection #1, a database of sets of email addresses and passwords
Collections care, to prevent or delay the deterioration of cultural heritage
Collection class, in object-oriented programming
Generated collection, a musical scale formed by repeatedly adding a constant interval around the chromatic circle

Origin of collection

1350–1400; Middle English colleccioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin collēctiōn- (stem of collēctiō), equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere;see collect¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM collection

col·lec·tion·al, adjectivenon·col·lec·tion, nounpre·col·lec·tion, nounsub·col·lec·tion, noun

Words nearby collection

collect call, collected, collected edition, collectible, collecting tubule, collection, collection agency, collection box, collection plate, collective, collective agreement

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Words related to collection

assemblage, assortment, compilation, lot, number, selection, set, store, acquiring, acquisition, agglomeration, anthology, assembling, assembly, batch, caboodle, clump, cluster, collation, combination

How to use collection in a sentence

So we had a collection that hit retail earlier this year that was more overt.
West Maui and a Kihei oceanfront rentalFrom the town of Paia, a tiny but charming collection of colorful shops and restaurants, we pointed the camper van west to Kahului then north along the island’s northeastern perimeter.
Google’s latest move to encourage lead form collection in SERPs without having customers ever leave Google made me think of the book this morning for some reason.
Instead of the CPUC monitoring debts and collections, it allowed companies to self-report what they owed.

It would be a meal with no real theme, a chaotic, drunken collection of my favorite foods.
The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
In 2011, the rapper-turned-self parody debuted his first collection, Dw Kanye West.
It houses more than 450,000 bottles of 15,000 elixirs within its collection valued at 25 million euros in 2009.
Check out our definitive collection of destinations on the rise for next year.
The collection in the Academy I thought much better, but still far enough behind similar galleries in Rome.
At length the great Pit Town collection was housed as it deserved to be.
I have made a small collection of early stories, and some of them are interesting enough to be quoted.
In the collection and method used, considerable annoyances are experienced.
Outside Derby station was a ticket platform at which all incoming trains stopped for the collection of tickets.

British Dictionary definitions for collection

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; accumulationa 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

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examples:

Nag Hammadi Library

a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism

Wise Men

(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them

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procession

the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation

pharmacopoeia

a collection or stock of drugs

string

a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

wardrobe

collection of clothing belonging to one person

wardrobe

collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company

population, universe

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

armamentarium

the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine

art collection

a collection of art works

backlog

an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)

battery

a collection of related things intended for use together

block

a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

book, rule book

a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

book

a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

bottle collection

a collection of bottles

bunch, caboodle, lot

any collection in its entirety

coin collection

a collection of coins

collage

any collection of diverse things

content

everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

ensemble, tout ensemble

an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

corpus

a collection of writings

crop

a collection of people or things appearing together

tenantry

tenants of an estate considered as a group

findings

a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes

flagging

flagstones collectively

flinders

bits and splinters and fragments

pack

a complete collection of similar things

deal, hand

the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

long suit

in a hand, the suit having the most cards

herbarium

a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study

stamp collection

a collection of stamps

statuary

statues collectively

sum, sum total, summation

the final aggregate

agglomeration

a jumbled collection or mass

gimmickry

a collection of gimmicks

nuclear club

the nations possessing nuclear weapons

agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

mass

an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

combination

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

congregation

an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together

hit parade

a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind

Judaica

historical and literary materials relating to Judaism

kludge

a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)

library, program library, subroutine library

(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

library

a collection of literary documents, records, or media kept for reference or borrowing

mythology

myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person

biology, biota

all the plant and animal life of a particular region

fauna, zoology

all the animal life in a particular region or period

petting zoo

a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed

set

a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

Victoriana

collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era

category, class, family

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

job lot

a miscellaneous collection of things sold together

bundle, package, packet, parcel

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team

the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

prosecution

the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

planting

a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area

signage

signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)

GAAP, generally accepted accounting principles

a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures

pantheon

all the gods of a religion

Free World

anti-communist countries collectively

Third World

underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively

Europe

the nations of the European continent collectively

Asia

the nations of the Asian continent collectively

North America

the nations of the North American continent collectively

Central America

the nations of Central America collectively

South America

the nations of the South American continent collectively

Oort cloud

(astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet’s orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

galaxy

a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

extragalactic nebula, galaxy

(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

fleet

a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

fleet

group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

fleet

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

repertoire, repertory

a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

repertoire, repertory

the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

assortment, medley, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

batch, clutch

a collection of things or persons to be handled together

batch

all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

rogue’s gallery

a collection of pictures of criminals

exhibition, expo, exposition

a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

convoy

a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships

traffic

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

air power, aviation

the aggregation of a country’s military aircraft

botany, flora, vegetation

all the plant life in a particular region or period

jurisprudence, law

the collection of rules imposed by authority

menagerie

a collection of live animals for study or display

data, information

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

ana

a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

mail, post

any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

treasure

a collection of precious things

treasure trove

any collection of valuables that is discovered

trinketry

trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

troponomy, troponymy

the place names of a region or a language considered collectively

smithereens

a collection of small fragments considered as a whole

beads, string of beads

several beads threaded together on a string

flotilla

a fleet of small craft

flotilla

a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships

dentition, teeth

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

haplotype

(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together

subpopulation

a population that is part of a larger population

grammatical category, syntactic category

(grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties

paradigm, substitution class

the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

loan collection

a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition

disc pack, disk pack

(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device

deck, deck of cards, pack of cards

a pack of 52 playing cards

bridge hand

the cards held in a game of bridge

strong suit

a long suit including high cards

poker hand

the 5 cards held in a game of poker

Elgin Marbles

a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens

bunch, clump, cluster, clustering

a grouping of a number of similar things

ball, chunk, clod, clump, glob, lump

a compact mass

compost heap, compost pile

a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost

dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill

a heap of dung or refuse

logjam

an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

shock

a bushy thick mass (especially hair)

scrapheap

pile of discarded metal

shock

a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field

slagheap

pile of waste matter from coal mining etc

stack

an orderly pile

funeral pyre, pyre

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

woodpile

a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel

amalgam

a combination or blend of diverse things

color scheme, colour scheme

a planned combination of colors

complexion

a combination that results from coupling or interlinking

bibliotheca

a collection of books

public library

a nonprofit library maintained for public use

rental collection

a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee

classical mythology

the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

Norse mythology

the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

singleton

a set containing a single member

brace, pair

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

triad, trio, triple, triplet

a set of three similar things considered as a unit

quadruple, quadruplet, quartet, quartette

a set of four similar things considered as a unit

quintet, quintette, quintuple, quintuplet

a set of five similar things considered as a unit

sestet, sextet, sextette

a set of six similar things considered as a unit

septet, septette

a set of seven similar things considered as a unit

octet, octette

a set of eight similar things considered as a unit

avifauna

the birds of a particular region or period

chess set

checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

manicure set

a set of implements used to manicure

brass family

(music) the family of brass instruments

violin family

(music) the family of bowed stringed instruments

woodwind family

(music) the family of woodwind instruments

stamp

a type or class

join, sum, union

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

Cartesian product, intersection, product

the set of elements common to two or more sets

sex

either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

field

all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event

field

all of the horses in a particular horse race

field

(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information

bracket

a category falling within certain defined limits

declension

a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

conjugation

a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms

conjugation

the complete set of inflected forms of a verb

denomination

a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money

histocompatibility complex

a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response

suite

a matching set of furniture

wisp

a small bundle of straw or hay

choir, consort

a family of similar musical instrument playing together

core, core group, nucleus

a small group of indispensable persons or things

portfolio

a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers

spiral galaxy, spiral nebula

a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center

score

a set of twenty members

threescore

a set with 3 times 20 members

synset

a set of one or more synonyms

armada

a large fleet

battle fleet

a fleet of warships prepared for battle

motor pool

a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed

grab bag

an assortment of miscellaneous items

witch’s brew, witches’ brew, witches’ broth

a fearsome mixture

range

a variety of different things or activities

selection

an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag

a motley assortment of things

alphabet soup

a confusing assortment

schmear, schmeer, shmear

(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together

art exhibition

an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)

peepshow, raree-show

an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass

fair

a competitive exhibition of farm products

convoy

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

aggregate, congeries, conglomeration

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

air traffic

traffic created by the movement of aircraft

commuter traffic

traffic created by people going to or returning from work

foot traffic, pedestrian traffic

people coming and going on foot

vehicle traffic, vehicular traffic

the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality

caravan, train, wagon train

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

cavalcade

a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles

march

a procession of people walking together

motorcade

a procession of people traveling in motor cars

parade

a ceremonial procession including people marching

cortege

a funeral procession

recession, recessional

the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

browse

vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

a dense growth of bushes

growth

vegetation that has grown

bush, chaparral, scrub

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

stand

a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area

forest, wood, woods

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

shrubbery

a collection of shrubs growing together

garden

the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

administrative law

the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

canon law, ecclesiastical law

the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church

civil law

the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation

case law, common law, precedent

a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

international law, law of nations

the body of laws governing relations between nations

law of the land

a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process

martial law

the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

commercial law, law merchant, mercantile law

the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence

military law

the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel

Law of Moses, Mosaic law

the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)

Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law

the code of law derived from the Quran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed

statutory law

the body of laws created by legislative statutes

securities law

the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities

tax law

the body of laws governing taxation

stockpile

a storage pile accumulated for future use

accounting data

all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable

metadata

data about data

raw data

unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

fan mail

mail sent to public figures from their admirers

hate mail

mail that expresses the writer’s dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)

mailing

mail sent by a sender at one time

sampler

an assortment of various samples

wolf pack

a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys

Great Attractor

a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies

Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System

the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

brier, brier patch, brierpatch

tangled mass of prickly plants

ground cover, groundcover

low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

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Jeff Smith was the Julia Child of my generation. When his television show, ‘The Frugal Gourmet,’ made its debut on PBS in the 1980s, it conveyed such genuine enthusiasm for cooking that I was moved for the first time to slap down cold cash for a collection of recipes.

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLECTION

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLECTION

Collection is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Collection

Collection or Collections may refer to: ▪ Cash collection, the function of an accounts receivable department ▪ Collection agency, agency to collect cash ▪ Collection, the abstract concept of collections in computer science ▪ Collection, objects in a particular field forms the core basis for the museum ▪ Collection, a beginning-of-term exam or Principal’s Collections ▪ Collection, a term referring to the horse carrying more weight on his hindquarters than his forehand ▪ Collection, an Irish-bred, Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse…

Definition of collection in the English dictionary

The first definition of collection in the dictionary is the act or process of collecting. Other definition of collection is a number of things collected or assembled together. Collection is also a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLECTION

Synonyms and antonyms of collection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «COLLECTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «collection» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «collection» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF COLLECTION

Find out the translation of collection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of collection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collection» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

colección

570 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

संग्रह

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

مَجْمُوعَة

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

коллекция

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

coleção

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

সংগ্রহ

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

collection

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

koleksi

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

Sammlung

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

コレクション

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

수집

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

koleksi

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

bộ sưu tập

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

சேகரிப்பு

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

संकलन

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

Toplamak

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

collezione

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

zbiór

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

колекція

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

colecție

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

συλλογή

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

versameling

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

insamling

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

samling

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collection

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLECTION»

The term «collection» is very widely used and occupies the 1.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collection

10 QUOTES WITH «COLLECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word collection.

I think an art collection is a lot like a diary. Your taste evolves with time. I try to never sell anything, because it’s part of my journey.

Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.

I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it to my little brother. He wears it every day. He’s an actor, so whenever he goes to an audition, he can look down, see it, and it gives him confidence. It was a great thing to pass on.

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it’s not just a collection of notes.

I do love the provocative side of my collection, but I also like the classics — the simpler skirts and the sweater sets and the shirtdresses. And I always love to see girls in jackets and trousers.

The users are not going to be in the position of accepting what’s been collected; they’re going to be in the position of being able to demand collection.

I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I’ve been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.

Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.

‘Avatar’ is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it’s put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLECTION»

Discover the use of collection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Wes Anderson Collection

» «The Wes Anderson Collection «is the first in-depth overview of Anderson’s filmography, guiding readers through his life and career.

Matt Zoller Seitz, Wes Anderson, 2013

Collection Management Basics

The book represents a total restructuring of the previous work, and reflects changes brought on by new technology and the up-and-down economy. Students and practitioners alike will benefit greatly from this up-to-date and essential text.

G. Edward Evans, Margaret Z. Saponardo, 2012

Data Collection and Analysis

In simple and non-technical terms, this text illustrates a wide range of techniques and approaches used in social research projects.

Roger Sapsford, Victor Jupp, 2006

Basics Fashion Design 04: Developing a Collection

Developing a Collection provides everything the fashion student needs to know about developing a collection, including an overview of the development process, approaches to designing the student collection.

Elinor Renfrew, Colin Renfrew, 2009

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

Addresses the art of controlling and updating your library’s collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.

Hermann Goring and the Nazi Art Collection: The Looting of …

This work explores the history and formation of the Nazi art collection and the methods used by Hermann Göring and his party to strip occupied Europe of a large part of its artistic heritage»—Provided by publisher.

In this bestselling compilation of essays, written in the clear-eyed, uncompromising language for which he is famous, Orwell discusses with vigor such diverse subjects as his boyhood schooling, the Spanish Civil War, Henry Miller, British …

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records

This present series, under the general editorship of Lorraine Cook White, is a town-by-town transcription of Barbour’s celebrated collection.

General Ed White, Lorraine Cook White, 2009

Systematic Data Collection

This volume compels field researchers to take very seriously not only what they hear, but what they ask.

Susan C. Weller, A. Kimball Romney, 1988

Collection Management for the 21st Century: A Handbook for …

This professional reference shows how changes in all aspects of collection management will affect future activities in this area.

G. E. Gorman, Ruth H. Miller, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLECTION»

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How the Uber of trash collection can save you money

Rubicon is already working with large companies to help them reduce their garbage collection costs, and will roll out an app for homeowners to … «Business Insider, Jul 15»

San Diego State librarians prepare massive comic book collection …

SAN DIEGO — Two San Diego State University librarians are asking for your help with their comic book collection. Pamela Jackson and Anna … «10News, Jul 15»

Vans partners with Eley Kishimoto to launch Living Art Collection

(July 7, 2015) – Vans teams up with British design house Eley Kishimoto, a brand known for its bold, vibrant prints, to launch a collection of … «Transworld Business, Jul 15»

Smithsonian stands behind exhibit based on Cosby collection

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian Institution is standing behind a museum exhibition that relies in part on the art collection of Bill Cosby … «WTOP, Jul 15»

Baxter City Council hears proposition for organized trash collection

BAXTER — Organized collection, with the city determining garbage collection, was one of the elements from a recent League of Minnesota Cities … «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»

Cupcakes & Cashmere blogger Emily Schuman faces criticism over …

A popular fashion blogger has come under fire from her fans over the ‘exclusionary’ size range of her first clothing collection. Emily Schuman … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

E3 2015: Playing the Mega Man Legacy Collection with producer …

One recent project from Capcom that’s met some skepticism has been the Mega Man Legacy Collection. Given that the Mega Man Anniversary … «Shacknews, Jul 15»

Collection reports detail Jose Aldo’s random drug test last month

According to collection reports filed by Drug Free Sport and obtained by ESPN.com, the company assigned collection responsibilities to Ben … «ESPN, Jul 15»

Ward’s classy, well-executed collection

BEIRUT: Refined and well-executed, the autumn-winter 2015/2016 collection signed by Tony Ward is the epitome of class and good taste. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

Israeli Court Rules: Priceless Kafka Collection Goes to Israel’s …

The judges found that upon her death in 2007, Ester Hoffe had illegally bequeathed the collection to her daughters, after having, also illegally, … «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»

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