collection
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(noun) the act of gathering something together |
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Synonyms: assembling, collecting |
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Related Words: bottle collection, coin collecting, coin collection, collation, compilation, compiling, conchology, gather, gathering, grouping, numismatics, numismatology, philately, pickup, shell collecting, stamp collecting, stamp collection, tax collection |
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(noun) a publication containing a variety of works |
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Synonyms: compendium |
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Related Words: anthology, archives, compilation, digest, publication |
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(noun) several things grouped together |
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Synonyms: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage |
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Related Words: Free World, Judaica, Magi, Oort cloud, Third World, Victoriana, Wise Men, agglomeration, air power, ana, armamentarium, art collection, assortment, aviation, backlog, batch, battery, biology, biota, block, bottle collection, bunch, bundle, caboodle, category, class, clutch, coin collection, combination, congregation, content, convoy, corpus, cosmos, data, deal, defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team, ensemble, exhibition, expo, exposition, extragalactic nebula, family, fauna, fleet, flora, galaxy, gimmickry, group, grouping, hand, heap, information, job lot, jurisprudence, law, library, lot, mail, mass, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mixture, motley, mound, mythology, pack, package, packet, pantheon, parcel, pharmacopoeia, pile, population, potpourri, procession, program library, prosecution, repertoire, repertory, rogue's gallery, set, stamp collection, statuary, string, sum, sum total, tenantry, tout ensemble, traffic, treasure, treasure trove, universe, variety, vegetation |
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(noun) request for a sum of money (as in church) |
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Synonyms: appeal, ingathering, solicitation |
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Related Words: petition, request, whip-round |
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