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compilation

com·pi·la·tion

UK/ˌkɒm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ rare

noun

1.

something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

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2.

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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Origin

English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).

Phrases

  • compilation album
  • compilation tape

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