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Added 9 October 2026

collection

/kəˈlɛkʃən/ noun

In Latin: collēctus, congeriēs, congestus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collection at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Several things grouped together or considered as a whole.
A publication containing a variety of works.
Request for a sum of money.
an appeal to raise money for starving children

Origin

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”). Equivalent to collect + -ion.

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