What is the meaning of collection?

Several things grouped together or considered as a whole.
- synonyms: aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
A publication containing a variety of works.
- synonyms: compendium
Request for a sum of money.
- usage: "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
- synonyms: solicitation, appeal, ingathering
The act of gathering something together.
- synonyms: collecting, assembling, aggregation

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APA	WordNet. (2010). collection. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/collection/definitions/1193071
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