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Definition collection in British English

collection noun

noun
/kəˈlekʃ(ə)n/
1

a group of things

Example

a book borrowed from Jon's vast collection

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1.1

interesting or valuable objects that someone collects

Example

a stamp collection

Example

a collection of baseball caps

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1.2

works of art that are kept together, for example in a museum

Example

The gallery houses one of the finest collections of impressionist art.

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1.3

clothes or other products that become available at a particular time of year

Example

Dior will launch its spring collection next week.

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1.4

poems, stories, or other pieces of writing that are published together in a book

Example

a collection of short stories

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2

the process of collecting things for a particular purpose, or an instance of this

Example

the collection of household waste

Example

Your new glasses are awaiting collection.

Example

the collection and analysis of information

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3

the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose, or the money that is collected

Example

The house-to-house collection raised £255.41.

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3.1

the activity of collecting money that people must pay

Example

tax collection

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4

a group of people

Example

a motley collection of protesters and student groups

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Definition collection in British English