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collecting

  • noun
  • col·lect·ing
  • /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

Related words

  • ballot collecting
  • injustice collecting
  • stamp collecting
  • grievance collecting
  • wound collecting

Example sentences

  • “Are they collecting samples today?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “collecting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.