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n. small or light meal; comparison or criticism (of literary works) | ||||
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Collation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Collation
(v. t.)
The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred.
(v. t.)
The report of the act made by the proper officers.
(v. t.)
The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.
(v. t.)
The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
(v. t.)
The act of conferring or bestowing.
(v. t.)
The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity.
(v. t.)
The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general.
(v. t.)
A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries.
(v. t.)
A conference.
(v. t.)
A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries.
(v. i.)
To partake of a collation.
(v. t.)
The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred.
(v. t.)
The report of the act made by the proper officers.
(v. t.)
The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.
(v. t.)
The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
(v. t.)
The act of conferring or bestowing.
(v. t.)
The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity.
(v. t.)
The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general.
(v. t.)
A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries.
(v. t.)
A conference.
(v. t.)
A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries.
(v. i.)
To partake of a collation.
| WordNet 2.0 |
collation
Noun
1. a light informal meal
(synonym) bite, snack
(hypernym) meal, repast
(hyponym) refreshment
2. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
(hypernym) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(derivation) collate
3. careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
(hypernym) comparison, comparing
(derivation) collate
Noun
1. a light informal meal
(synonym) bite, snack
(hypernym) meal, repast
(hyponym) refreshment
2. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
(hypernym) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(derivation) collate
3. careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
(hypernym) comparison, comparing
(derivation) collate
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collation
collation
\col*la"tion\ (?), n. [oe. collacioun speech, conference, reflection, of. collacion, f. collation, fr. l. collatio a bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the supine of conferre); col- + latium (used as the supine of ferre to bear), for tlatum. see tolerate, v. t.]
1. the act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general.
2. (print.) the gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
3. the act of conferring or bestowing. [obs.] not by the collation of the king but by the people.
4. a conference. [obs.]
5. (eccl. law) the presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.
6. (law) (a) the act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity. (b) the report of the act made by the proper officers.
7. (scots law) the right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred.
note: this also obtains in the civil law, and is found in the code of louisiana.
8. (eccles.) a collection of the lives of the fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries.
9. a light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries. a collation of wine and sweetmeats.
collation
of seals (old law), a method of ascertaining the genuinendss of a$seal by'compariog it with another known to be genuine.
collation
\col*la"tion\, v. i. to partake of a collation. [obs.] may 20, 1658, i collationed in spring garden.
similar words(1)
collation of seals
collation
\col*la"tion\ (?), n. [oe. collacioun speech, conference, reflection, of. collacion, f. collation, fr. l. collatio a bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the supine of conferre); col- + latium (used as the supine of ferre to bear), for tlatum. see tolerate, v. t.]
1. the act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general.
2. (print.) the gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding.
3. the act of conferring or bestowing. [obs.] not by the collation of the king but by the people.
4. a conference. [obs.]
5. (eccl. law) the presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.
6. (law) (a) the act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity. (b) the report of the act made by the proper officers.
7. (scots law) the right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred.
note: this also obtains in the civil law, and is found in the code of louisiana.
8. (eccles.) a collection of the lives of the fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries.
9. a light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries. a collation of wine and sweetmeats.
collation
of seals (old law), a method of ascertaining the genuinendss of a$seal by'compariog it with another known to be genuine.
collation
\col*la"tion\, v. i. to partake of a collation. [obs.] may 20, 1658, i collationed in spring garden.
similar words(1)
collation of seals
Collation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DW and OLAP terms |
collation
A set of rules that determines how data is compared, ordered, and presented. Character data is sorted using collation information, including locale, sort order, and case-sensitivity.
A set of rules that determines how data is compared, ordered, and presented. Character data is sorted using collation information, including locale, sort order, and case-sensitivity.
Collation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Collation
Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. This is commonly called alphabetisation, though collation is not limited to ordering letters of the alphabet. Collating lists of words or names into alphabetical order is the basis of most office filing systems, library catalogs and reference books.
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