Com"pi*la"tion (?), n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]
1.
The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
2.
That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers.
Macaulay.
© Webster 1913.