Compilation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkjʊlˌeɪtli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪmɪlˌɪtjuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪmɪlˌɪtjuːd/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkjʊlˌeɪtli/.

Examples

the job of compiling the inventory took several hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compiling digest

Parts of Speech

noun	something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
noun	the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) “the job of compiling the inventory took several hours”

Word Forms

compile	verb	get or gather together
digest	verb	make more concise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zusammenstellung

etwas, das zusammengestellt ist (z. B. in einem einzigen Buch oder einer einzelnen Datei)

🇪🇸Spanish

compilación

algo que está compilado (como en un solo libro o archivo)

🇮🇹Italian

compilazione

qualcosa che è compilato (come in un singolo libro o file)

🇳🇱Dutch

compilatie

iets dat is samengesteld (zoals in één boek of bestand)

🇵🇹Portuguese

compilação

algo que é compilado (como em um único livro ou arquivo)

🇷🇺Russian

компиляция

что-то скомпилированное (например, в одну книгу или файл)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकलन

कुछ ऐसा जो संकलित है (जैसे कि एक किताब या फ़ाइल में)

🇧🇩Bengali

সংকলন

এমন কিছু যা সংকলিত হয় (একটি বই বা ফাইলের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

தொகுத்தல்

தொகுக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று (ஒரே புத்தகம் அல்லது கோப்பாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకలనం

సంకలనం చేయబడినది (ఒకే పుస్తకం లేదా ఫైల్‌గా)

🇮🇳Marathi

संकलन

संकलित केलेले काहीतरी (एकाच पुस्तकात किंवा फाइलमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકલન

કંઈક કે જે સંકલિત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે (જેમ કે એક પુસ્તક અથવા ફાઇલમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕಲನ

ಸಂಕಲಿಸಲಾದ ಏನಾದರೂ (ಒಂದೇ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಅಥವಾ ಫೈಲ್ ಆಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാഹാരം

സമാഹരിച്ച എന്തെങ്കിലും (ഒറ്റ പുസ്തകത്തിലോ ഫയലിലോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕਲਨ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਕੰਪਾਇਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਫਾਈਲ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تالیف

کوئی ایسی چیز جو مرتب کی گئی ہو (جیسا کہ ایک کتاب یا فائل میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

汇编

被编译的东西（例如进入一本书或文件）

🇯🇵Japanese

編集

（単一の本またはファイルとして）編集されたもの

🇰🇷Korean

편집

(단일 책이나 파일로) 편집된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biên soạn

một cái gì đó được biên soạn (như thành một cuốn sách hoặc tập tin)

🇹🇭Thai

การรวบรวม

สิ่งที่รวบรวมไว้ (เป็นหนังสือ หรือ ไฟล์เดียว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kompilasi

sesuatu yang dikompilasi (seperti menjadi satu buku atau file)

🇲🇾Malay

kompilasi

sesuatu yang disusun (seperti ke dalam satu buku atau fail)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجميع

شيء تم تجميعه (كما هو الحال في كتاب أو ملف واحد)

🇮🇷Persian

تالیف

چیزی که جمع آوری شده است (به عنوان یک کتاب یا فایل)

🇹🇷Turkish

derleme

derlenmiş bir şey (tek bir kitap veya dosya halinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַהדָרָה

משהו שמורכב (כמו לספר או קובץ בודד)

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The primary meaning of 'compilation' is 'something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)'.

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