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Compilation

The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Assembling 76% connected

of Assemble

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Collecting 76% connected

of Collect

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Compendium 76% connected

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Compile 74% connected

To put together; to construct; to build.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Compile 74% connected

To put together; to construct; to build.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Compose 74% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Compose 74% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Compiling 92% connected

of Compile

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Digest 92% connected

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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