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collection

/kəˈlɛkʃən/noun3 syllables

Collection means: several things grouped together or considered as a whole.

Synonyms for collection9

noun, as in several things grouped together or considered as a whole

aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

noun, as in request for a sum of money

solicitation, appeal, ingathering

noun, as in the act of gathering something together

collecting, assembling, aggregation

noun, as in a publication containing a variety of works

compendium

What does collection mean?4

noun

1

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2

request for a sum of money“an appeal to raise money for starving children”

3

the act of gathering something together

4

a publication containing a variety of works

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with collection?29

two syllables

section
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All 29 rhymes for collection, grouped by syllable

Collection in a sentence

  • The spatulas, ramekins, plates, and mugs are all from the collection.LK
  • He invited her up to his room, ostensibly to look at his stamp collection.adamtrousers
  • Collectionism ends when the collector dies, and the heirs get rid of the collection.DJ_Saidez
  • A railway museum exhibits a collection of steam locomotives, associated equipment and rolling stock.CM
  • This collection contains our personal stories, which are not meant to be normative.Miktsoanit
  • As compared with his, my collection is nothing.Hans_Adler
  • If he gives us this coin, we'll have completed our collection.bart
  • No way, is this really a debt collection call?unknown

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Forms of collection

as a noun

plural
collections