Com"pi*la"tion (?), n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]

1.

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

2.

That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. Macaulay.

 

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