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A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together. / Multiple related objects associated as a group. / The activity of collecting. / (topology, mathematical analysis) A set of sets.

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collection

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete UK plural-normally

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together. / Multiple related objects associated as a group. / The activity of collecting. / (topology, mathematical analysis) A set of sets.

Japanese Meaning

集めた品物や素材の集合 / 関連する複数の物のひとまとまり / 収集する行為 / (数学) 集合の集合

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The museum acquired a rare collection of maps from the 18th century to preserve local history.

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博物館は地域の歴史を保存するために、18世紀の希少な地図の収集品を取得した。

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A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

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Multiple related objects associated as a group.

Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.

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