English-Thai Dictionary
collection
N การ ชุมนุม การ รวมกลุ่ม gathering kan-chum-num
collection
N การ รวมตัวกัน เป็น กลุ่ม เป็นกอง การ รวมกัน accumulation consolidation agglomeration amassment gathering assembling amassing accumulating convening kan-ruam-tua-kan-pen-klum-pen-kong
collection
N การ เก็บ รวบรวม การ สะสม assemblage compilation amassment corpus gathering kan-keb-ruab-ruam
collection
N การเรี่ยไร เงิน การ ขอ บริจาค เงิน การเก็บเงิน solicitation appeal kan-ria-rai-ngen
collection
N งานศิลปะ ใน พิพิธภัณ ฑ์ ngan-sin-la-pa-nai-pi-phid-tar-pan
collection
N สิ่งของ ที่ รวบรวม ไว้ สิ่งของ ที่ นำมา กอง รวมกัน ไว้ assemblage heap accumulation agglomeration pile aggregation sing-kong-ti-ruab-ruam-wai
collection
N สิ่ง ที่ สะสม ไว้ ของ สะสม accumulation assemblage hoard sing-ti-sa-som-wai
collection
N เงิน เรี่ยไร เงินบริจาค ria-rai-ngen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COLLECTION
n. 1. The act of gathering, or assembling.
2. The body formed by gathering; an assemblage, or assembly; a crowd; as a collection of men.
3. A contribution; a sum collected for a charitable purpose.
Now concerning the collection for the saints. 1 Corinthians 16:1.
4. A gathering, as of matter in an abscess.
5. The act of deducing consequences; reasoning; inference.
6. A corollary; a consectary; a deduction from premises; consequence.
7. A book compiled from other books, by the putting together of parts; a compilation; as a collection of essays or sermons.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLLECTION
Col *lec "tion, n. Etym: [L. collectio: cf. F. collection. ]
1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.
2. That which is collected; as: (a ) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. "A collection of letters." Macaulay. (b ) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings. "The collection for the saints." 1 Cor. xvi. 1 (c ) (Usually in pl. ) That which is obtained in payment of demands. (d ) An accumulation of any substance. "Collections of moisture. " Whewell. "A purulent collection. " Dunglison.
3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs. ] We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have been hitherto made out of those words by modern divines. Milton.
4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng. ]
Syn. -- Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd; congregation; mass; heap; compilation.
COLLECTIONAL
COLLECTIONAL Col *lec "tion *al (-al ), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to collecting. The first twenty-five [years ] must have been wasted for collectional purposes. H. A. Merewether.
New American Oxford Dictionary
collection
col lec tion |kəˈlekSHən kəˈlɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or process of collecting someone or something: the collection of maple sap | tax collection. • a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of trash for disposal. • an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause: when she died, they took up a collection for her burial. • a sum collected in this way. 2 a group of things or people: a rambling collection of houses. • an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, esp. one systematically ordered: paintings from the permanent collection | a record collection. • (collections ) an art museum's holdings organized by medium, such as sculpture, painting, or photography. • a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.: a collection of essays. • a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house: a preview of their autumn collection. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio (n- ), from colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
Oxford Dictionary
collection
col |lec ¦tion |kəˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or process of collecting someone or something: the collection of data | refuse collection | she left the envelope in the office for collection . • [ count noun ] a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of refuse for disposal. • [ count noun ] an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charity. • [ count noun ] a sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. 2 a group of things or people: a rambling collection of houses. • a group of accumulated items of a particular kind: a record collection. • a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.: a collection of essays. • a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house: a preview of their autumn collection. 3 (collections ) Brit. college examinations held at the beginning or end of a term, especially at Oxford University. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio (n- ), from colligere ‘gather together ’ (see collect 1 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
collection
collection noun 1 a collection of stolen items: hoard, pile, heap, stack, stock, store, stockpile; accumulation, reserve, supply, bank, pool, fund, mine, reservoir. 2 a collection of shoppers: group, crowd, body, assemblage, gathering, throng; knot, cluster; multitude, bevy, party, band, horde, pack, flock, swarm, mob; informal gang, load, gaggle. 3 a collection of Victorian dolls: set, series; array, assortment. 4 a collection of short stories: anthology, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, potpourri. 5 a collection for the poor: donations, contributions, gifts, subscription (s ); historical alms. 6 a church collection: offering, offertory, tithe.
Oxford Thesaurus
collection
collection noun 1 police found a collection of stolen items: hoard, pile, heap, stack, gathering, stock, store, stockpile; accumulation, mass, build-up, reserve, supply, bank, pool, fund, mine, reservoir; conglomeration, cumulation, accrual, aggregation, accretion, agglomerate, agglomeration; rare amassment. 2 a motley collection of shoppers, festival-goers, and trainspotters: group, crowd, body, company, troupe, assembly, assemblage, gathering, throng; knot, cluster, huddle, multitude, bevy, party, number, band, horde, pack, drove, flock, swarm, stream, mob; informal gang, load, crew, gaggle. 3 her collection of Victorian dolls: set, series, array, assortment. 4 a collection of short stories: anthology, selection, compendium, treasury, compilation, miscellany, miscellanea, pot-pourri; collected works; archaic garland; rare analects, collectanea, ana, florilegium, spicilege. 5 a collection for the poor: donations, contributions, gifts, subscription (s ), alms; informal whip-round. 6 a church collection: offering, offertory, tithe.
French Dictionary
collection
collection n. f. nom féminin 1 Série d ’ouvrages. : La collection des dictionnaires. Elle est directrice de collection. 2 Réunion d ’objets de même nature. : Une collection de papillons, de tableaux. FORME FAUTIVE collection. Anglicisme au sens de recouvrement, perception (des comptes ).
collectionner
collectionner v. tr. verbe transitif Constituer une collection. : Ève collectionne les timbres. SYNONYME regrouper ; réunir . aimer
collectionneur
collectionneur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Amateur de collections. : Les collectionneurs de timbres sont des philatélistes.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
collection
col lec tion /kəlékʃ (ə )n /→collect 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例集合的に 〗(貴重な物 珍しい物などの )収集物 [品 ], コレクション ▸ He has a large collection of paintings [antiques ].彼は多くの絵画 [アンティーク ]を所蔵している ▸ This is one of the best CDs in my collection .これは私のCDコレクションの中で最も良いものの1つです 2 〖通例a ～ of A 〗Aの集まり , 集まったもの, 蓄積 , 堆積 （たいせき ） (!Aは C 名詞複数形 U 名詞 ) ▸ a collection of business cards 名刺の山 .3 U 集めること , 収集 , 採集 ; (税金などの )徴収 ; (郵便物などの )回収 ▸ collection of data 資料の収集 ▸ Garbage [Trash ] collections are made twice a week .ごみの回収は週2回行われます (!定期的に行われることが意識される場合は C 扱い ) .4 C (小説 詩などの )作品集 ▸ a collection of Murakami's best essays 村上の最高のエッセイを集めた作品集 .5 C 募金, 資金カンパ ; (教会での )献金 ▸ have a collection for A Aのために募金をする .6 C (デザイナーによる新作服の )コレクション ▸ the spring collection スプリングコレクション ; 春の新作発表会 .7 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(特に特殊な人々の )集団 ▸ a collection of drug dealers 麻薬取引人たちの集団 8 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗(オックスフォード大学などの )期末試験 .～́ à gency ｟米 ｠債権取り立て代行業者 .～́ b ò x ｟米 ｠(教会の )募金箱 .～́ pl à te (教会の )献金皿 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary