COLLECTION, noun 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI