From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcompilationcom‧pi‧la‧tion /ˌkɒmpəˈleɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ AWL noun 1 [countable]TCGROUP OF THINGS a book, list, record etc which consists of different pieces of information, songs etccompilation of a compilation of love songscompilation CD/album/tape2 [uncountable]MAKE the process of making a book, list, record etc from different pieces of information, songs etc dictionary compilation
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compilation• Propping up the bottom of the top 100 was, you guessed it, another compilation of repeat film footage.• Any compilation is going to be a shallow thing redeemed only by the actual songs on it.• I regard rule 7.23 as restating, by way of convenient compilation, rights of appeal which are given elsewhere in the Rules.• A must-see movie for men who love making compilation tapes, and for women who never listened to them.• But even carefully built evenings can not avoid the whiff of compilation.• All of the books containing material related to the theses in the present study are such compilations.• the compilation of financial data• The compilation of a new tectonic map of Great Britain, Ireland and the surrounding seas began.• Even these compilations are incredibly ancient, and not always consistent or reliable themselves.compilation CD/album/tape• A must-see movie for men who love making compilation tapes, and for women who never listened to them.From Longman Business Dictionarycompilationcom‧pi‧la‧tion /ˌkɒmpəˈleɪʃənˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]1the process of collecting information together and writing it into a list, report, book etcThe auditor must see that proper accounting practices have been observed in the compilation of the accounts.Everyone recognised the expertise and effort involved in the document’s compilation.2FINANCE in the US, when an accountant presents a financial statement without a promise that it meets GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, but which has been prepared according to the rules set out by the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 