collecting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From collect + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
The task of data gathering is not a random walk, a sensual search, or the bemused collectings of a beachcomber.
2009, Melissa A Hardy, Alan Bryman, Handbook of Data Analysis, page 568:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| collectings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stamp collecting · ballot collecting · wound collecting · injustice collecting · grievance collecting
Translations (12)
de Sammeln (hobby) · es coleccionismo (hobby) · ca col·leccionisme (hobby) · fr collection (hobby) · an colecionismo (hobby) · pl zbieractwo (hobby) · ru коллекционирование (hobby) · it collezionismo (hobby) · eo kolektado (hobby) · pt colecionismo (hobby) · pl kolekcjonerstwo (hobby) · cs sběratelství (hobby)