Plural of compilation

regular plural

The plural of compilation is compilations.

Forms of compilation

Making matters worse, these courts developed a new theory to justify the protection of factual compilations.1991 March 27, Sandra Day O'Connor writing for the Supreme Court of the United States in Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone…. From the entry sweat of one's brow
The store has its own music label — compilations of fashiony dance bands, French-Arabic tunes and other obscurities.2007 September 6, Mike Albo, “The Department of Just Right”, in New York Times. From the entry fashiony
I do not yield a jot in my belief that such compilations are useful, I concede that there may be no need of reprinting mine at this moment.1934, Ezra Pound, “Date Line”, in Make It New, London: Faber & Faber, page 16. From the entry sottisier
The release of two retrospective, in-concert, four-CD box sets and two separate live compilations (one a double CD, the other a single) might seem a bit excessive -- to non-Crimheads.1998, Hans Morgenstern, The Nightwatch review, Miami New Times, 7 May 1998. From the entry Crimhead

noun The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
noun That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
noun Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

What is the plural of compilation?: The plural of compilation is compilations.
Is compilation countable?: Compilation is a countable and uncountable noun.

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