Collection
Collection noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Usage example: the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores
Item is an antonym for collection.
Item
How words are described
| precious | precious collection | precious item |
| good | good collection | good item |
| valuable | valuable collection | valuable item |
| expensive | expensive collection | expensive item |
| Other adjectives: rare, nice, special, best, similar, certain, original, single, small, powerful, large, personal, secret, new, unique, random, basic, different, available. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Character Portrait: Every single knight has a unique one, other than Red Shirt ones (AKA Nameless) that are in cutscenes or in item/XP collection optional stages who have generic portraits.
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Runescape has a broad item creation system which runs right from raw-material collection up, and can be used to create just about everything in the game.
Source: Item Crafting -
Collection Sidequest: Something and Something Else have sidequests where you collect 75 of the item required and the gatekeeper allows passage.
Source: Video Game / Something
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