Collection and Unit

Collection

Collection noun - An organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure.

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Unit and collection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Collection".

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Collection and unit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collection" instead a noun "Unit".

Nearby Word: unitary

old	old collection	old unit
good	good collection	good unit
expensive	expensive collection	expensive unit
full	full collection	full unit
Other adjectives: special, best, complete, original, single, small, powerful, entire, large, secret, new, unique, basic, different, available, giant.

An episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit had a criminal who kidnapped children to play with his doll collection.

Source: The Doll Episode
A collection of distinct series which are often considered as a collective unit under a blanket title.

Source: Series Franchise
However, in the 1960s, albums became more important, as musicians began working more carefully on them as a unit of expression themselves rather than just a collection of randomly put together songs.

Source: Albums Index

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