compilation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌkɑmpɪˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a collection of items gathered together; the act of compiling

The album was a compilation of her early singles.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a collection of items... collection anthology assemblage compendium miscellany accumulation

Word family

Related forms compile compiler compiled

Etymology

From Old French compilation, from Latin compilationem, from compilare ('to plunder, collect'), from com- ('together') + pilare ('to plunder, press').

compilare Latin compilation Old French

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# compilation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmpɪˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a collection of items gathered together; the act of compiling

## Examples
- The album was a compilation of her early singles.

## Synonyms
- collection
- anthology
- assemblage
- compendium
- miscellany
- accumulation

## Related Forms
- compile
- compiler
- compiled

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: compilare
- Root: compilation

## Etymology
From Old French compilation, from Latin compilationem, from compilare ('to plunder, collect'), from com- ('together') + pilare ('to plunder, press').

## AI Etymology
Compilation comes from Old French compilation, from Latin compilationem, from compilare ('to plunder, collect'), from com- ('together') + pilare ('to plunder, press'). The historical trail runs through compilare in Latin and compilation in Old French. Morphologically, compilation is transparent: it draws on Old French compilation, from Latin compilationem, from compilare ('to plunder, collect'), from com- ('together') + pilare ('to plunder, press'). Used as a noun, compilation now means "a collection of items gathered together; the act of compiling", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as compile, compiler, and compiled. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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