Synonyms for
Collections
Definition
Collections are a group of objects that are gathered together because they have something in common, like stamps, coins, or books.
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Common collocations
- art collections
- stamp collections
- book collections
- private collections
- public collections
- vast collections
- extensive collections
- manage collections
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Usage note
The word 'collections' can refer to both the act of gathering and the items gathered. It is often used in academic or museum contexts.
Example sentences
- My mom has a collection of antique buttons.
- The museum has a huge collection of dinosaur bones.
- I started a collection of postcards from my travels.
- My dad's record collection takes up a whole room!
- The library has a great collection of graphic novels.
Quotes
"A collection of good books, with a soul to it in the shape of a librarian, becomes a vitalized power among the impulses by which the world goes on to improvement." - Justin Winsor
"A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print and being read by millions before he's ready." - James Michener, The World Is My Home: A Memoir
"A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe