collection
collection Lexical Profile
collection Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept together, especially as a hobby or in a museum or library.
"The art museum unveiled its newly acquired collection of nineteenth-century landscapes."
The action or process of gathering or receiving something from a number of places or people.
"Municipal waste collection takes place every Tuesday morning in our neighborhood."
An occasion when money is gathered from people for a religious or charitable purpose, or the sum of money so gathered.
"The congregation took up a generous collection to support the local food bank."
A range of new clothes and accessories produced by a fashion house for a particular season.
"The designer showcased her autumn collection at the Paris fashion show."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French collection, from Latin collectionem ('a gathering together'), derived from colligere ('to gather together'), from com- ('together') + legere ('to gather, choose').
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