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collection vs parcel

parcel vs collection

collection and parcel both are nouns.

collection is not a verb while parcel is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collection Yes No No No
parcel Yes No Yes No
As nouns, parcel is a hyponym of collection; that is, parcel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than collection:
  • collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  • parcel: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
Other hyponyms of collection include procession, pharmacopoeia, string, wardrobe, wardrobe, population, universe, armamentarium, art collection, backlog, battery, block, book, rule book, book, bottle collection, bunch, caboodle, lot, coin collection, collage, content, contents, ensemble, tout ensemble, corpus, crop, tenantry, findings, flagging, flinders, pack, deal, hand, long suit, herbarium, stamp collection, statuary, sum, sum total, summation, agglomeration, gimmickry, nuclear club, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile, mass, combination, congregation, hit parade, Judaica, kludge, library, program library, subroutine library, library, mythology, biology, biota, fauna, zoology, petting zoo, set, Victoriana, category, class, family, job lot, bundle, package, packet, defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team, prosecution, planting, signage, GAAP, generally accepted accounting principles, pantheon, Free World, Third World, Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Oort cloud, galaxy, extragalactic nebula, galaxy, fleet, fleet, fleet, repertoire, repertory, repertoire, repertory, assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, batch, clutch, batch, rogue's gallery, exhibition, expo, exposition, convoy, traffic, air power, aviation, botany, flora, vegetation, jurisprudence, law, menagerie, data, information, ana, mail, post, treasure, treasure trove, trinketry, troponomy, troponymy, smithereens, tripton, napoleoniana, problematics, audio library.
collection (noun) parcel (noun)
the act of gathering something together the allotment of some amount by dividing something
a publication containing a variety of works a wrapped container
request for a sum of money a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
several things grouped together or considered as a whole an extended area of land
collection (verb) parcel (verb)
make into a wrapped container
cover with strips of canvas
divide into parts
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