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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-ley-shuh n, koh-, ko-
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈleɪ ʃən, koʊ-, kɒ-



Définition of collation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of bringing together," from Old French collation (13c.) "collation, comparison, discussion" (also "a light supper"), from Latin collationem (nominative collatio), noun of action from collatus, irregular past participle of conferre "to bring together" (see collate). The word has had many meanings over the centuries. As the title of a popular 5c. religious work by John Cassian, "Collation" was sometimes translated into Old English as Þurhtogenes.
  • noun resemblance
Example sentences :
  • And so, over this collation, we chatted for quite all of an hour.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • During the collation the conversation was principally military.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • The age of ballad collection and collation had fairly set in.
  • Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
  • Tom and Robert on board the ship were arranging for the collation.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • During the collation the brides stood together at the head of the table.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • Yet I presume that your ladyship is not insensible to the charms of rout and collation?
  • Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
  • Uncle Ben must take the things over to the island for the collation.
  • Extract from : « The Boat Club » by Oliver Optic
  • The Queen, offended, refused the collation and quitted the promenade.
  • Extract from : « Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) » by Sutherland Menzies
  • The collation was a sumptuous one, for when Belfast nabobs do anything, they do it.
  • Extract from : « The Yacht Club » by Oliver Optic
  • The refreshments may be served at tables, or a "stand up" collation given.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke

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