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compiliation

compiliation is the misspelling of compilation.

Meaning of compilation

Noun

compilation (countable and uncountable, plural compilations)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
    • The scope of this computor will not necessarily be restricted to paybill compilation; its application to other work is being studied, and all possible use will be made of its capabilities.1957 November, “Electronics in Railway Accountancy”, in Railway Magazine, page 746
    Synonyms:
    compilement
  2. (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
    • Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of the best songs they'd heard at the festival.
  3. Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Questions about compiliation

What is compiliation the misspelling of?
Compiliation is the misspelling of compilation.

Words near compiliation in the dictionary

  1. compilement
  2. compilements
  3. compiler
  4. compilers
  5. compiles
  6. compiliation
  7. compiling
  8. compilings
  9. comping
  10. compinge
  11. compinged

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Adapted from Wiktionary: compiliation (page history and authors); compilation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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