compilation

noun

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

(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Roots

pilopil- · Latin · plunder, pile up

Synonyms for compilation

collectanea anthologyn collectionn florilegiumn chrestomathyn miscellanyn analectsn miscellanean

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The word compilation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pil-, from Latin pilo (“plunder, pile up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.