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Webster 1913 Edition
Compilation
Com′pi-la′tion
,Noun.
[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.