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Word: Compilation
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio(n-), from compilare ‘to plunder’ (see compile)
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃn
the action or process of producing something, especially a list or book, by assembling information collected from other sources
Short Definition:action or process of producing something by assembling information collected from other sources
Examples:- great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook
a thing, especially a book, record, or broadcast programme, that is put together by assembling previously separate items
Short Definition:book put together by assembling previously separate items
Examples:- there are thirty-three stories in this compilation
- a compilation album
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