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compilation
/ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
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What does compilation mean?
noun
- The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
- That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
- Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
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/ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
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It was Palladian, and like most architecture erected since the Gothic age was a compilation rather than a design.
Many of their compositions, which are both in poetry and prose, exist in manuscript in a compilation made by one Luis Lobo.
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In the compilation of these his admirable wife assisted him as a literary amanuensis, for she had acquired a considerable knowledge of electricity.
Rather is it typical of its age in that it is an elaborate compilation and a critical review of the labors of Strabo's predecessors.
The direct contradictions which occur in the text itself show that the errors of man have crept into the compilation or composition of the volume.