compilation

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

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

favourite, giant, independent, rabbinic, restricted, scattered, tiny, together

My favourite compilation of Beatles songs helped me discover their lesser-known tracks.

VERB + COMPILATION

draft, made, program, put, stages

The team put the compilation of data together over several months.

COMPILATION + NOUN

application, cd, clauses, dictionary, opinions, phrases, source

The dictionary was a compilation of phrases collected from various historical texts over decades.

PREP.

from

The book is a compilation from interviews with scientists conducted over five years.

Definitions

noun

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

The scope of this computor will not necessarily be restricted to paybill compilation; its application to other work is being studied, and all possible use will be made of its capabilities.

That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of the best songs they'd heard at the festival.

Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

compiling

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

digest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The scope of this computor will not necessarily be restricted to paybill compilation; its application to other work is being studied, and all possible use will be made of its capabilities.

Wiktionary

Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of the best songs they'd heard at the festival.

Wiktionary

Attached is the draft compilation.

Tatoeba · #274276

He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.

Tatoeba · #300477

Is this a compilation?

Tatoeba · #1211797

This corpus is just a giant compilation of independent clauses.

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