collecting

1. The act of gathering something together (synset 101016008)
   is a type of: grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
   subtypes:

   • agglomeration - the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
   • collation - assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
   • compilation, compiling - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
   • gather, gathering - the act of gathering something
   • bottle collection - the activity of collecting bottles
   • conchology, shell collecting - the collection and study of mollusc shells
   • coin collecting, coin collection, numismatics, numismatology - the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
   • pickup - the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
   • philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection - the collection and study of postage stamps
   • tax collection - the collection of taxes
   same as: aggregation, assembling, collection

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