The phrase "compilation of words" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a collection or assembly of words, often in the context of writing, literature, or language studies.
Example: "The anthology is a compilation of words from various poets, showcasing their unique styles and themes."
Alternatives: "collection of words" or "assemblage of words."
But in addition to being a compilation of words and ideas, the Koran is a visual icon, to be touched and displayed in special ways.
Smart's party, tied to the release of its commissioned book Sideways, a compilation of words and images offering new takes on environmentalism, was held on an unfinished high floor of Larry Silverstein's 7 World Trade Center.
"-Ologies and -Isms" was a compilation of words used to name or describe "theories, concepts, doctrines, systems, attitudes, practices, states of mind and branches of science" and emphasizing those with particular suffixes: -ology, -ism, -graphy, -metry, -archy, -cide, -philia, -phobia, -mancy and -latry.
Part II vocabulary items were taken from Alan Beale's (2003) Core Dictionary, a compilation of words from three ESL dictionaries (See Additional file 1: Appendix for sample items).
Germaine Greer gave us a major compilation of outrageous words and acts suffered by women.
The Times's stylebook remains a good guide — not as a compilation of "banned" words but for thoughtful advice on avoiding the trite and the timeworn.
Even if you've got a fairly advanced vocabulary, what's most important about this list — and indeed, any compilation of "Fancy Words" — list is how mercilessly it reveals one's blind spots.
Even if you've got a fairly advanced vocabulary, what's most important about this list and indeed, any compilation of "Fancy Words"—list is how mercilessly it reveals one's blind spots.
Jack adds: There's an incomplete compilation of 5-word acceptance speeches from 1999 to 2008 on the Webby Awards site.
