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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Compilation

/kämˌ-pəl-āsh'-ən/ · Com·pi·la·tion · IPA /ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
01 n. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
  2. 2.
    That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
    “His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers.” Macaulay.