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compilation

 noun
     
com‧pi‧la‧tion
1 [countable]TC a book, list, record etc which consists of different pieces of information, songs etc
compilation of
a compilation of love songs
2 [uncountable] the process of making a book, list, record etc from different pieces of information, songs etc:
dictionary compilation
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