Cŏm'pi-lā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. compilatio.]
Sense 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
Sense 2. That which is compiled; especially a book or document composed of materials gathered from other books or documents.
His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary book-makers. Macaulay.