(an instance of) collecting things
group, accumulation
Cases of word usage
1) a collection of thick yellowish white liquid (called pus) formed in a diseased part of the body (abscess)
2) a collection of poems or pieces of prose by one or more authors, often on a single subject or theme (anthology)
3) a collection of different examples or types (assortment)
4) a collection of the same fruit etc growing together (bunch)
5) an object or collection of objects showing publicity, e.g. in a museum (exhibit)
6) a collection of things, shown publicly (e.g. of works of art, of commercial or industrial goods for sale etc) (exhibition)
7) a carefully saved and guarded store or collection of money, coins, food and other treasured or valuable objects; to save and store (money, valuable things) (hoard)
8) (a room, building, for) a collection of books (library)
9) the whole number or amount; a large amount or number (of); a collection of objects of the same kind (lot)
10) a collection of wild animals in captivity (menagerie)