Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun compilation
2 senses of compilation
Sense 1
compilation, digest -- (something that is compiled (as into a single book or file))
=> collection, compendium -- (a publication containing a variety of works)
Sense 2
compilation, compiling -- (the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours")
=> collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation -- (the act of gathering something together)