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com·pi·la·tion
(kŏm′pə-lā′shən)n.
1. The act of compiling.
2. Something, such as a report, anthology, or set of data, that is compiled.
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compilation
(ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən)n
1. something collected or compiled, such as a list, report, etc
2. the act or process of collecting or compiling
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com•pi•la•tion
(ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of compiling.
2. something compiled, as a reference book.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
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compilation
Selection, assembly, and graphic presentation of all relevant information required for the preparation of a map or chart. Such information may be derived from other maps or charts or from other sources.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Compilation
a heaping or piling together; an accumulation; a literary work compiled from various sources.Examples: compilation of foreign memoirs, 1794; of the mass, 1728; of theological systems, 1837.
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Noun | 1. | compilation - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works |
2. | compilation - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" |
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compilation
noun collection, treasury, accumulation, anthology, assortment, assemblage His latest album is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.
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Translations
جَمْع، تَجْميع، تأليف
překladsestavení
kompilationredigeringsamling
kogumikkoguminekokkupanekkompilatsioonkompileerimine
kääntäminenkokoaminenkooste
söfnun, samantekt
zostavenie
derlemederleme eser
compilation
[ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən]A. N (= act) [of list, catalogue] → compilación f; [of information] → recopilación f; (= document) → compilación f
B. CPD compilation album N (Mus) → álbum m recopilatorio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
compilation
[ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən] n (= collection) [works, material, music, footage, songs] → compilation f compilation album
(= compiling) [data] → recueil mcompilation album n → album m compilation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
compilation
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
compile
(kəmˈpail) verb to make (a book, table etc) from information collected from other books etc. He compiled a French dictionary.
compilation (kompiˈleiʃən) nouncomˈpiler noun
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