Latin

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Etymology

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From collēctus +‎ -tiō, from colligō (collect together).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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collēctiō f (genitive collēctiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of collecting together; accumulation, collection.
  2. (rhetoric) A summary, recapitulation, summing up.
  3. An argumentation, reasoning, conclusion, inference, syllogism.
  4. (medicine) A swelling, tumor, abscess.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative collēctiō collēctiōnēs
Genitive collēctiōnis collēctiōnum
Dative collēctiōnī collēctiōnibus
Accusative collēctiōnem collēctiōnēs
Ablative collēctiōne collēctiōnibus
Vocative collēctiō collēctiōnēs
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Descendants

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