collection [kəˈlɛkʃən]

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¹ collection noun

• the act or process of getting things from different places and bringing them together
• a group of interesting or beautiful objects brought together in order to show or study them or as a hobby —often + of —sometimes used figuratively
• a request for money in order to help people or to pay for something important; also : the money collected in this way —often used before another noun