[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collation-, collatio, from Late Latin, conference, from Latin, bringing together, comparison, from conferre (past participle collatus) to bring together — more at confer, tolerate]
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: a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
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: a light meal
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[Middle English, from Latin collation-, collatio]: the act, process, or result of collating
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis is another significant source of information loss in the collation of Covid mortality statistics. George Calhoun, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, the first major city to fall to the insurgent group after a string of victories following the withdrawal of foreign collation forces. Steve George, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021 On the other hand, automation debt is a collation of all of the simple and complex processes that are commonly automated but aren't. Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes, 24 May 2021 The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc. Brad Lendon And Selina Wang, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc. Brad Lendon And Selina Wang, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc. Brad Lendon And Selina Wang, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc. Brad Lendon And Selina Wang, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 The collation has been denounced by Beijing as an anti-China bloc. Brad Lendon And Selina Wang, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021 See More