Definition of collection

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Collection (n.) The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens..

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Abscess :: Abscess (n.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process..
Deity :: Deity (n.) The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works..
Oddity :: Oddity (n.) That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities..
Exchequer :: Exchequer (n.) The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low..
Marble :: Marble (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles..
Bunny :: Bunny (n.) A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it.
Collective :: Collective (a.) Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Auld Lang Syne :: Auld lang syne () A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past.
Anamnesis :: Anamnesis (n.) A recalling to mind; recollection.
Roost :: Roost (n.) A collection of fowls roosting together.
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..
Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop..
Necrology :: Necrology (n.) An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices..
Mind :: Mind (v.) Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc..
Canon :: Canon (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a..
Pool :: Pool (n.) A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon..
Misrecollection :: Misrecollection (n.) Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.
Canker :: Canker (n.) A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma..
Sheaf :: Sheaf (n.) Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four..
Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..
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