extensive collection

collocation in English

meaningsofextensiveandcollection

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extensive
adjective
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/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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(Definition ofextensiveandcollectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After all, there is anextensivecollectionof survivors' memoirs and testimonies, in which we can hear the voice of the victims themselves.
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It fulfils three functions as: an undergraduate and postgraduate teaching centre, a research practice, and an archive incorporating anextensivecollectionof literature and images.
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The book is anextensivecollectioncontaining twenty-eight essays.
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The analysis is based on anextensivecollectionof primary and secondary sources.
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Second, only minimal gains in the variability are possible throughextensivecollectionfrom diverse eco-geographic sources.
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However, there was, and is, anextensivecollectionof swill to that farm and the neighbouring farm, which has also been affected by the disease.
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There is also anextensivecollectionof newspaper extracts.
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The 7000 series had anextensivecollectionof plug ins.
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It also houses anextensivecollectionof historic aircraft engines.
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He built up anextensivecollectionof butterflies of the world, and was an accomplished illustrator.
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She makes frequent trips collecting fossils and enjoys identifying and scientifically cataloging herextensivecollection.
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The research center will offer relics in theextensivecollectionfor study and open its pottery archives to scholars and students for study.
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The tavern staff provides guided tours of the museum, which contains anextensivecollectionof pre-revolutionary furniture and artifacts.
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Sannella was very interested in the history of dance, and he possessed anextensivecollectionof 500-plus dance books and more than 3,000 recordings.
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It maintains anextensivecollectionof historical artifacts and archival material.
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The library also has anextensivecollectionof video and audio tapes available for check out.
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For this reason, perhaps, he did not create anextensivecollectionof works.
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It has anextensivecollectionrailroad rolling stock and artifacts.
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They have anextensivecollectionof large print books.
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Anextensivecollectionof catalogued records relating to the history of the school can be found in the library.
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