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col·lec·tion
(kə-lĕk′shən)n.
1. The act or process of collecting.
2. A group of objects or works to be seen, studied, or kept together.
3. A line of products produced for one season, as those developed by a designer: promoted the summer collection in the store window.
4. An accumulation; a deposit: a collection of dust on the piano.
5.
a. A collecting of money, as in church.
b. The sum so collected.
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collection
(kəˈlɛkʃən)n
1. the act or process of collecting
2. a number of things collected or assembled together
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season
4. something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation: a collection of rubbish.
5. a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
6. removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
7. (Education) (often plural) (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor
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col•lec•tion
(kəˈlɛk ʃən)n.
1. the act of collecting.
2. something that is collected, as a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one place: a stamp collection; a collection of rainwater.
3. the works of art, specimens, or other items collected for exhibit and study in a museum, and kept as part of its holdings.
4. the clothes or other items produced by a designer, esp. for a specific season.
5. a sum of money collected, esp. for church use.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin]
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collection
In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to processing elements. See also intelligence process.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Collection
a gathering of objects or of persons, as works of art, literary materials, etc.; a quantity of anything collected together into a mass; an assemblage. See also accumulation.Examples: collection of literary material, 1460; of floating vapours, 1747; of waters, 1697; of works of art, 1651.
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Noun 1. [画像:collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole]collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"
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
universe, population - (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
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; "took a battery of achievement tests"
block - a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"
rule book, book - a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"
book - a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
bottle collection - a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window"
coin collection - a collection of coins
collage - any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"
content - everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
tout ensemble, ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
corpus - a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
crop - a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
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; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"
flinders - bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage"
pack - a complete collection of similar things
deal, hand - the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
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 total, summation, sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass
gimmickry - a collection of gimmicks
nuclear club - the nations possessing nuclear weapons
cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - 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; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
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)
program library, subroutine library, library - (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
library - a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
2. collection - a publication containing a variety of works
publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
anthology - a collection of selected literary passages
archives - collection of records especially about an institution
compilation, digest - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
3. [画像:collection - request for a sum of money]collection - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
whip-round - (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose
4. [画像:collection - the act of gathering something together]collection - the act of gathering something together
grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
agglomeration - the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
collation - assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
compiling, compilation - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"
bottle collection - the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers"
conchology, shell collecting - the collection and study of mollusc shells
coin collecting, numismatics, numismatology, coin collection - the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
pickup - the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
tax collection - the collection of taxes
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collection
noun
1. accumulation, set, store, mass, pile, heap, stockpile, hoard, congeries He has gathered a large collection of prints and paintings over the years.
2. accumulation, compilation, anthology Two years ago he published a collection of short stories.
3. group, company, crowd, gathering, assembly, cluster, congregation, assortment, assemblage A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects.
4. gathering, acquisition, accumulation computer systems designed to speed up the collection of information
5. contribution, donation, alms I asked my headmaster if we could arrange a collection for the refugees.
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collection
noun1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
2. A quantity accumulated:
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Translations
جَمْع، تَجْميعمَجْمُوعَة مَجْموعَه
sbírkavybíránísběrsbírání
samlingtømning
kogukogumine
kokoelma
zbirkaskupljanje
gyûjteménygyûjtés
safnsöfnun
コレクション
수집
vyberanie pošty zo schránkyzbierka
pobiranjezbirka
insamlingsamlasamling
สิ่งที่สะสมไว้
koleksiyon olmaalınma
bộ sưu tập
collection
[kəˈlekʃən]A. N
1. (= act of collecting) [of post, rubbish] → recogida f; [of taxes] → recaudación f
to await collection → estar listo para ser recogido
to await collection → estar listo para ser recogido
2. (= things collected) [of pictures, stamps] → colección f (pej) → montón m
my CD collection → mi colección de CDs
my CD collection → mi colección de CDs
3. (= money) → colecta f
a collection for charity → una colecta para obras benéficas
to make a collection for → hacer una colecta a beneficio de
a collection for charity → una colecta para obras benéficas
to make a collection for → hacer una colecta a beneficio de
4. (= group of people) → grupo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
collection
[kəˈlɛkʃən] n [stories, poems] → recueil m
[designer] → collection f
[money] → collecte f, quête f
a collection for charity → une collecte pour une association caritative
a collection for charity → une collecte pour une association caritative
(in church) → tronc m
(portable) → caisse fcollection plate n (in church) → plateau m pour la quête collection point n (in large store) → point m de retrait des achats
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
collection
n
(= group of people, objects) → Ansammlung f; (of stamps, coins etc) → Sammlung f; they’re an odd collection of people → das ist ein seltsamer Verein (inf)
(= collecting, of facts, information) → Zusammentragen nt; (of goods, person) → Abholung f; (of mail) → Abholung f; (from letter box) → Leerung f; (of stamps, coins) → Sammeln nt; (of money, jumble for charity) → Sammlung f; (in church) → Kollekte f; (of rent, fares) → Kassieren nt; (of taxes) → Einziehen nt; (of debts) → Eintreiben nt; the police organized the collection of all firearms → die Polizei ließ alle Schusswaffen einsammeln ; to hold a collection for somebody/something → für jdn/etw eine Sammlung durchführen ; bill for collection → Inkassowechsel m
(Fashion) → Kollektion f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
collection
[kəˈlɛkʃ/ən] n (of information) → raccolta ; (of taxes) → riscossione f; (of refuse) → rimozione f; (of stamps) → collezione f, raccolta ; (of miscellaneous objects, people) → miscuglio (Rel) → questua ; (for charity) → colletta, raccolta (Post) → levataCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
collect
(kəˈlekt) verb1. to bring or come together; to gather. People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts. bymekaarmaak, vergader, kollekteer, versamel يَجْمَع، يَتَجَمّع събирам reunir shromažďovat (se), sbírat sammeln samle συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, συλλέγω reunir, recopilar koguma, kogunema جمع کردن؛ جمع شدن kerätä rassembler לֶאֱסוֹף संग्रहीत करना sabirati (össze)gyűjt mengumpulkan safna; ná jafnvægi riunirsi 集める 모으다, 모이다 rinkti(s), sukaupti vākt; krāt; kolekcionēt; koncentrēties; sapulcēties mengumpul verzamelen samle; samle seg zbierać لنډ يا مختصر لمونځ reunir a (se) strânge; a (se) aduna собирать zbierať zbrati (se) sakupiti samla[s] สะสม toplamak, biriktirmek 收集 збирати(ся) اکٹھے کرنا یا ہونا tụ tập; sưu tập 收集
2. to call for and take away. She collects the children from school each day. afhaal يَأخُذ، يَجْلِب взимам buscar vyzvednout abholen afhente πηγαίνω και παίρνω recoger ära tooma رفتن و با خود بردن noutaa aller chercher לֶאֱסוֹף ले जाना doći po érte megy menjemput ná í andare a prendere 連れに行く 마중 가다 užeiti ko nors paimti aiziet kādam pakaļ mengambil ophalen hente odbierać تلل او له ځان سره وړل buscar a lua забирать zastaviť sa (po) iti po kaj pokupiti hämta พามา gidip almak 接走 забирати, заходити (за) لے کر جانا đón 接走
colˈlected adjective1. gathered together in one book etc. the collected poems of Robert Burns. versameling مَجموع، مَجْموعَه събрани reunido sebraný gesammelt samlet άπαντα, που δημιουργούν συλλογή completo kogutud گردآوری شده koottu recueil אָסוּפָה एकत्रित करना sakupljen, sabran összegyűjtött mengumpulkan samansafnaður raccolto 集めた 모은 rinktinis kopoti raksti terkumpul verzameld samlet zebrany ګړد آوری شول،طرح شول reunido cules, adunat собранный zobraný zbran sabran samlad ที่รวบรวมไว้ด้วยกัน toplanmış, derlenmiş 收集成冊的 зібраний ایک کتاب میں اکٹھے کرنا được sưu tập 收集成册的
2. composed; cool. She appeared quite calm and collected. bedaard هادئ، رابِطُ الجَأْش، رَزين спокоен contido vyrovnaný gefaßt fattet ψύχραιμος, νηφάλιος sereno talitsetud حواس جمع؛ آرام و خونسرد tyyni maître de soi רגוע सौम्य pribran higgadt tenang rólegur, í jafnvægi sicuro 落ちついた (태도 등이) 침착한 susikaupęs nosvērts; savaldīgs tenang beheerst rolig, fattet skupiony د فکر نه جمع کول contido stăpân pe sine сдержанный vyrovnaný miren, zbran sabran samlad, lugn สงบ sakin, aklı başında 鎮定的 спокійний; холоднокровний حواس وغیرہ مجتمع کرنا tự chủ 镇定的
colˈlection (-ʃən) noun1. (an) act of collecting. Your letter won't get to London tomorrow – you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today. versameling جَمْع، تَجْميع събиране coleta vybírání (schránky), sbírání die Abholung, die Leerung tømning συγκέντρωση, παραλαβή recogida kogumine جمع آوری keruu ramassage אִסוּף , אִיסוּף संग्रहण sabiranje, zbirka gyűjtés kumpulan (sam)söfnun levata 集めること 수집 surinkimas savākšana mengambil inzameling, lichting samling, avhenting, tømming zbieranie, odbiór جمع کیدل tiragem colectare сбор; выемка vyberanie pošty zo schránky pobiranje sakupljanje hämtning, [brevlåds]tömning การเก็บรวบรวม olma, alınma 收集 збирання جمع کرے کا عمل sự thu gom 收集
2. a set of objects etc collected. a stamp collection. versameling مَجْموعَه колекция coleção sbírka die Sammlung samling συλλογή colección kogu کلکسیون kokoelma collection אוסף जमा की गई कोई चीज zbirka gyűjtemény koleksi safn collezione コレクション 수집물 kolekcija kolekcija pengumpulan verzameling samling zbiór البوم،کلکسیون colecção colecţie коллекция zbierka zbirka zbirka samling สิ่งที่สะสมไว้ koleksiyon 收藏品 колекція اشیاء کا مجموعہ bộ sưu tầm 收藏品
colˈlective (-tiv) adjective1. of a number of people etc combined into one group. This success was the result of a collective effort. gesamentlike جَماعي общ coletivo kolektivní vereint fælles; kollektiv συλλογικός colectivo ühine, kollektiivne مشترک؛ دسته جمعی kollektiivinen collectif שיתופי सामूहिक kolektivan, skupan, zajednički együttes kolektif heildar-; samvinnu- collettivo 集団的な 집단적인 kolektyvinis, bendras kolektīvs; kopējs usaha sama gezamenlijk kollektiv-, gruppe-, felles- zbiorowy ډله ايز: اشتراكى: را غونډشوى، را ټول كشوى: ديوى ډلې colectivo colectiv коллективный kolektívny skupen zajednički kollektiv หมู่คณะ toplu, kollektif 集體的 колективний مشترکہ tập thể 集体的
2. of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole. `Cattle' is a collective noun. versamelwoord إسْم جَمْع، إسْم كَثْرَه събирателен coletivo hromadný Sammel-... kollektiv; fællesnavn περιληπτικός colectivo kogunimi اسم جمع yläkäsite collectif שֵם עֶצֶם קִיבוּצִי समूहवाचक zbirna imenica gyűjtőnév kolektif safnheiti collettivo 集合名詞の 집합명사의 kuopinis kopības [] kolektif verzamel- kollektiv, fellesnavn zbiorowy د جمع نوم colectivo colectiv собирательный hromadný skupno ime zbirni kollektiv[t substantiv] คํานามบอกหมวดหมู่ topluluk 集合的 збірний مجموعی tập thể 集合的
noun a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them. gemeenskapsplaas, kibboets مَزْرَعَه تَعاوُنِيَّه колектив cooperativa družstvo das Kollektiv kollektiv; kollektivfarm κολεκτίβα cooperativa ühismajand مزرعه یا هرگونه تشکیلات اشتراکی kollektiivi collectif מֶשֶק שִיתוּפִי सहकारी कृषि या संगठन kolektiv farm kolektif samyrkja, samyrkjubú collettivo 集団農場 (など) 공동체, 집단농장 bendrovė, kolektyvas kolektīvs usaha sama collectief kollektiv, samvirke spółdzielnia مزرعه، پټى cooperativa colectiv колхоз družstvo zadruga zadruga kollektiv กลุ่ม; หมู่คณะ ortaklık (前蘇聯)集體農場,集體事業 колектив مجوعہ افراد ، انجمن tập thể 共有,集体事业
colˈlectively adverbThey were collectively responsible for the man's death. gesamentlik بِصورَةٍ جَماعِيَّه общо coletivamente kolektivně, společně gemeinsam kollektivt; fælles; samlet συλλογικά colectivamente kollektiivselt مشترکاً؛ دسته جمعی yhdessä collectivement בְּצוּרָה משוּתֶפֶת सामुहिक रूप से kolektivan, skupan közösen secara kolektif sameiginlega collettivamente 集合的に 집단적으로 bendrai, kolektyviai kolektīvi; kopīgi bertanggungjawab gezamenlijk kollektivt zbiorowo دله ایز colectivamente cu toţii сообща spoločne skupinsko kolektivno kollektivt โดยส่วนรวม birlikte, ortaklaşa 集體地 колективно; спільно مشترکہ طور پر chung 集体地
colˈlector noun a person who collects, as a job or as a hobby. a ticket-collector / stamp-collector. versamelaar جامِع الأشْياء колекционер colecionador sběratel der/die Sammler(in) samler συλλέκτης coleccionista koguja کلکسیونر keräilijä collectionneur/-euse אספן, גובה जमाकर्ता sabirač, sakupljač, kolekcionar gyűjtő kolektor safnari collezionista 収集家 수집가 rinkėjas, kolekcionierius, (bilietų) kontrolierius iekasētājs; (biļešu) kontrolieris; kolekcionārs pengumpul verzamelaar samler; oppkrever, inkassator zbieracz, bileter کلکسیونر coleccionador colecţionar, persoană care colecţionează ceva сборщик; коллекционер zberateľ pobiralec, zbiralec kolekcionar samlare นักสะสม koleksiyoncu 收藏家 збирач; колекціонер جمع کرنے والا người sưu tầm 收藏家
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collection
→ مَجْمُوعَة sbírka samling Sammlung συλλογή colección , recogida kokoelma collection zbirka collezione コレクション 수집 verzameling samling zbiór coleção коллекция insamling สิ่งที่สะสมไว้ koleksiyon bộ sưu tập 收藏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
collection
n recolección f, colección f; blood — recolección or colección de sangreEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.