collection
pronunciation
How to pronounce collection in British English:
UK [kəˈlekʃn]
How to pronounce collection in American English:
US [kəˈlekʃn]
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- Noun:
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
- a publication containing a variety of works
- request for a sum of money
- the act of gathering something together
Word Origin
- collection (n.)
- late 14c., "action of collecting," from Old French collection (14c.), from Latin collectionem (nominative collectio) "a gathering together," noun of action from colligere (see collect). Especially of money gathered for religious or charitable purposes from 1530s. Meaning "a group of objects viewed as a whole" is from c. 1400.
Example
- 1. I have a collection of them in my bedroom !
- 2. This collection of coal photographs had an earlier incarnation .
- 3. Wsj : how do I look after my collection ?
- 4. Our art collection ; we have some wonderful paintings .
- 5. The art reflects my client 's diverse collection of works .