kə-lĕk′shən/ a gathering of objects or of persons, as works of art, literary materials, etc.; a quantity of anything collected together into a mass; an assemblage removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church Examples: collection of literary material, 1460; of floating vapours, 1747;… Read More /kə-lĕk′shən hous/