Also means
compilation
Usage Note
Sammlung comes from sammeln ('to collect') and covers art collections, anthologies and even a religious collection of donations. The same root gives Sammlung the secondary sense of mental composure, as in innere Sammlung.
Examples
"Das Museum zeigt eine große Sammlung."
Natural Translation
The museum is showing a large collection.
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