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collationing

collationing is the present participle and gerund of collation.

Meaning of collation

Verb

collation (third-person singular simple present collations, present participle collationing, simple past and past participle collationed)

  1. (obsolete) To partake of a collation, or light meal.
    • I […] collationed in Spring Garden.1658 May 29 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for May 20, 1658]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I...

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Questions about collationing

What is collationing the present participle and gerund of?
Collationing is the present participle and gerund of collation.

Words near collationing in the dictionary

  1. collation
  2. collational
  3. collationed
  4. collationer
  5. collationers
  6. collationing
  7. collations
  8. collatitious
  9. collatiue
  10. collative
  11. collator

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