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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lect•ed /kəˈlɛktɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - having control of one's feelings;
calm; self-possessed:[usually: be + ~]During the trial he was very calm and collected. - brought together, as many different works:[usually: before a noun]her collected essays.
col•lect•ed•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lect•ed (kə lek′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - having control of one's faculties;
self-possessed:Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected. - brought or placed together;
forming an aggregation from various sources:the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau. - Sport[Manège.]
- (of a moving horse) noting a compact pose in which the legs are well under the body, the head is arched at the poll, the jaw is relaxed, etc. Cf. extended (def. 8a).
- (of a gait of such a horse) characterized by short, elevated strides. Cf. extended (def. 8b).
col•lect′ed•ly, adv. col•lect′ed•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See calm.
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