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“collected”
collect (verb), collects; collected; collecting
1. To gather things and to bring them together.
2. To gain or regain control of oneself and to deliberately calm oneself.
3. Etymology: directly or via French from medieval Latin collectare, from Latin collect-, past participle stem of colligere; literally, “to gather together”, from legere, “to gather", "to read”; source of English lecture.
2. To gain or regain control of oneself and to deliberately calm oneself.
3. Etymology: directly or via French from medieval Latin collectare, from Latin collect-, past participle stem of colligere; literally, “to gather together”, from legere, “to gather", "to read”; source of English lecture.
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legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection
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collected (adjective), more collected, most collected
A reference to items that have been gathered together from various places or sources: "Joseph organized the collected words into groups to show their family relationships."
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legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection
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(art cleptomaniac said, "I enjoy art, I love such works of art, I collected them and kept them at home")