collection

CEFRA1

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of things gathered together.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act of gathering or receiving something.

Examples

  • He wanted to share his vast art collection with the world.

  • I'd like to have a look at your stamp collection.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The activity of collecting.

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

  3. A set of pitch classes used by a composer.

More examples

In context

  • Science is far more than a collection of facts and methods.

  • The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.

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

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Her stamp blank includes rare issues from over fifty different countries around the world.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.