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Collection

🔄 Synonyms of "Collection"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
compendiumnounA short, complete summary; an abstract.
assemblagenounA collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
aggregationnounThe act of collecting together, of aggregating.
appealnounA call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
solicitationnounthe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
accumulationnounThe act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
assemblingnounA gathering or assembly.
collectingnounA hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
ingatheringnounThe gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest

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WordDefinition
assemblagenounA collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
collectingnounA hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
assemblingnounA gathering or assembly.
aggregationnounThe act of collecting together, of aggregating.
accumulationnounThe act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
compendiumnounA short, complete summary; an abstract.
solicitationnounthe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
appealnounA call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
ingatheringnounThe gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest
collectedverb(not comparable) Gathered together.
collectabilitynounAlternative spelling of collectibility. [The quality of being collectible.]
collectnoun(transitive) To gather together; amass.
collectornounA person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.
assembleverb(transitive) To put together.
gathernounA plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
ensemblenoun(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.
compilenoun(programming) An act of compiling code.
buildnoun(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
assemblynounA congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
groupingnoun(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

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