collection

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛkʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  2. noun a publication containing a variety of works
  3. noun request for a sum of money

Etymology

From Middle English colleccioun, collection, from Old French collection, from Latin collēctiō, collēctiōnem, from collēctus, from colligō (“collect together”), composed of con- + legō (“bring together, gather, collect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Equivalen to collect + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
group
Narrower (hyponyms)
repertory, battery, procession, treasure trove, repertoire, pack

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