collection

collection

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/kəˈlɛkʃən/]

Senses

1. collection (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.

Example: The attic contains a remarkable collection of antiques, oddities, and random junk.

2. collection (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A set of pitch classes used by a composer.

Example: The "collectional information" one receives is ambiguous since the collection { C, E, F, G, A } occurs in the key of C and in the key of F.

3. collection (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The activity of collecting.

Example: Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • leǵ (Proto-Indo-European)

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