'Compilation' definitions:
Definition of 'compilation'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Compilation'
From: GCIDE
- Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]
- 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents. [1913 Webster]
- His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'compilation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- album,
- ana,
- analects,
- anthology,
- aquarium,
- beauties,
- body,
- canon,
- chrestomathy,
- collectanea,
- collected works,
- collection,
- complete works,
- corpus,
- data,
- delectus,
- Festschrift,
- florilegium,
- flowers,
- fund,
- garden,
- garland,
- holdings,
- library,
- menagerie,
- miscellanea,
- miscellany,
- museum,
- omnibus,
- photograph album,
- quotation book,
- raw data,
- scrapbook,
- symposium,
- treasure,
- zoo