The meaning of Compilations

noun

A blank book for the insertion of photographs, stamps, or pictures.

Usage examples:

The wedding pictures had pride of place in the family album

noun

A recording of several pieces of music

Usage examples:

Her new album includes two hit singles.

noun

Anecdotes or literary gossip about a person.

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A collection of gossip was at one time known as an ana.

prefix

Up.

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Anabatic

suffix

(forming plural nouns) denoting things associated with a person, place, or field of interest.

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Americana

plural noun

A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts.

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The analects said ‘peace is vital,’ which reminds me all the time that co-operation with the staff …

noun

A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.

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An anthology of european poetry

noun

A collection of stories, poems, etc., by different writers

plural noun

Passages, remarks, and other pieces of text collected from various sources.

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To convey this message, a ‘collectanea’ of observations and corresponding images are used.

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

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The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

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We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

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We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication.

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An invaluable compendium of useful information about language

noun

A collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.

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The darwinian corpus

noun

A collection of written and spoken language used in the study of language and in writing dictionaries

noun

A collection of literary extracts; an anthology.

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A very fine image from the work described by blunt as 'one of the most decorative florilegia of the…

noun

A wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.

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District chief officer, surapol tiensuwan was the first to light incense, after which everyone atte…

verb

Decorate with a garland.

Usage examples:

They were garlanded with flowers

noun

A circle made of flowers and leaves worn around the neck or head as a decoration

plural noun

Miscellaneous items, especially literary compositions, that have been collected together.

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Miscellanea derived from a job lot of anthropological monographs

noun

A group or collection of different items; a mixture.

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A miscellany of houses

noun

A mixture of different things

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The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures., she's just finished editing "a m…

noun

The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

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Such men decided the selection of candidates

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The act of choosing, or the person or thing chosen

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[ c ] they performed a mix of old hits and selections from their new cd., [ c ] that bookstore has …

noun

The process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought

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The selection of sth/sb it is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a part…

noun

The funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society.

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The landowners' estates and assets were seized for the imperial treasury