compilation
noun
com·pi·la·tion
ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən 
also -ˌpī-
Examples of compilation in a Sentence
The CD is a compilation of greatest hits.
the slow compilation of data
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The new compilation also gives the band its twelfth placement on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums lists.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Lost Frog celebrated its 33rd anniversary last month with a compilation, Complex Numbers, centered around dariacore-hyperflip artists.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
While not everyone trusted the authenticity of the source, enough of these clips were circulating that some people started creating compilation videos to count how many times each member appeared to have used the racial slur.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The audition tapes, too, were soon forgotten, aside from some incomplete bootlegs that circulated among die-hard fans and five songs released on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Lost Frog celebrated its 33rd anniversary last month with a compilation, Complex Numbers, centered around dariacore-hyperflip artists.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
While not everyone trusted the authenticity of the source, enough of these clips were circulating that some people started creating compilation videos to count how many times each member appeared to have used the racial slur.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The audition tapes, too, were soon forgotten, aside from some incomplete bootlegs that circulated among die-hard fans and five songs released on the 1995 compilation album Anthology 1.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compilation
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“Compilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compilation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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compilation
noun
com·pi·la·tion
ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the act or process of compiling
2
: something compiled
especially
: a book of materials gathered from other books
Legal Definition
compilation
noun
com·pi·la·tion
ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən
: a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright
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