Word: collection
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
lec
tion
Definition: A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
Morphemes:
Affix: collect
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: legere
Language: la
Decoded: legere
Meaning: to gather
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.