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compilation definition

com·pi·la·tion (käm′pə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of compiling
  2. something compiled, as a report

Etymology: ME compilacioun < L compilatio, a pillaging, hence collection of documents < compilatus, pp. of compile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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