compilation
noun /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːmpɪˈleɪʃn/
- [countable] a collection of items, especially pieces of music or writing, taken from different places and put together
- Her latest album is a compilation of all her best singles.
- a compilation album
- [uncountable] the process of compiling something
- the compilation of a dictionary
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio(n-), from compilare ‘to plunder’.