Gathering together items of the same type or gathering things from different places.
From Latin 'colligere' meaning 'to gather together,' from 'col-' (together) and 'legere' (to pick or choose). It entered English through Old French.
Collecting is so deeply human that museums exist because of collectors—one person's passion for gathering things can become something everyone gets to enjoy!
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