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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•la•tion /kəˈleɪʃən, koʊ-, kɑ-/USA pronunciation n. - the act of collating;
fact or result of being collated: [uncountable]With this machine, collation takes only seconds.[countable]A collation of all the data will take years. - [countable] a light meal, esp. one on a day of fasting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•la•tion (kə lā′shən, kō-, ko-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of collating.
- [Bibliog.]the verification of the number and order of the leaves and signatures of a volume.
- a light meal that may be permitted on days of general fast.
- any light meal.
- Religion(in a monastery) the practice of reading and conversing on the lives of the saints or the Scriptures at the close of the day.
- Religionthe presentation of a member of the clergy to a benefice, esp. by a bishop who is the patron or has acquired the patron's rights.
- Medieval Latin collāciōn-, collātiōn- (stem of collātiō), equivalent. to Latin collāt(us) (see collate) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English collacion (1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collation /kɒˈleɪʃən kə-/ n - the act or process of collating
- a description of the technical features of a book
- a light meal permitted on fast days
- any light informal meal
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