English > collecting: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of gathering something together. |
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| Synonyms | collection, assembling, aggregation |
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| Narrower | agglomeration | The act of collecting in a mass |
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| bottle collection | The activity of collecting bottles |
| collation | Assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence |
| compilation, compiling | The act of compiling (as into a single book / book or file or list) |
| conchology, shell collecting | The collection and study of mollusc shells |
| gather, gathering | The act of gathering something |
| numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting, coin collection | The collection and study of money (and coins in particular) |
| philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection | The collection and study of postage stamps |
| pickup | The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places |
| tax collection | The collection of taxes |
| Broader | grouping | The activity of putting things together in groups |
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| Spanish | acopio, acumulación, colección, montaje, recolección |
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| Catalan | acumulació, assemblatge, col·lecció, muntatge, recollida |
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| Verbs | collect | assemble or get together |
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| collect | get or bring together |
| collect | get or gather together |
