kəˈlekʃən n. 1
the act or process of collecting or
being collected. 2 a
group of things collected
together,
esp. systematically. 3 (foll. by of) an
accumulation; a mass or pile (a collection of dust). 4 a the collecting of
money, esp. in
church or
for a
charitable cause. b the
amount collected. 5 the
regular removal of mail, esp.
from a
postbox, for
dispatch. 6 (in pl.)
Brit.
college examinations
held at the
end of a
term, esp. at Oxford
University. [ME f. OF f. L collectio -onis (as COLLECT(1))]