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compilation

/ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Compilation means: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file).

Synonyms for compilation5

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

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

also used for compilation

compilement, anthology, collection

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What does compilation mean?2

noun

1

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

2

the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)“the job of compiling the inventory took several hours”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with compilation?60

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Compilation in a sentence

  • I leave my heirs a tiny legacy: a compilation of phrases, scattered poems.carlosalberto
  • He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.CK
  • This corpus is just a giant compilation of independent clauses.DJ_Saidez
  • I put together a compilation of my favourite songs.nana2capriccio
  • These diagrams explain the different stages of program compilation, from the source code to the binary file.see
  • He made a compilation of my works.maaster
  • The Talmud, a compilation of rabbinic opinions, debates and analyses, lays out the framework for Jewish law.Cangarejo

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Forms of compilation

as a noun

plural
compilations