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collected

col·lec·ted

UK/kəˈlɛktɪd/ US/kʌˈlɛktʌd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

brought together in one place

  • “the collected works of Milton”
  • “the gathered folds of the skirt”
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2.

brought together into a group or crowd

  • “the accumulated letters in my office”
3.

in full control of your faculties

  • “the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination”
  • “perfectly poised and sure of himself”
  • “more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen”
  • “strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble”

Origin

From collect + -ed.

Phrases

  • calm and collected
  • cool, calm and collected
  • garbage collected

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