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t. & i. [O. Fr. collecter to gather money; Lat. collect a =a collection of money, from collect us collected, pa. par. of colligo -to collect: cocon, lego =to gather, to read.] IMG:content-0171.png:[blocks in formation] 974 *col-lěc-tā-ně-ous, a . [Lat. collect ane us = col lected, from colligo to collect.] Collected or gath ered from various sources. col-lěc'-těd, pa. par. & a. [COLLECT, v.1 A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: 1. Lit .: Gathered or brought into one. 2. Fig .: Cool, self-po e ed, composed. "The jury shall be quite surprised, The prisoner quite collected ." Praed: On the Year 1828. colleen *col-lec-ti-tious, a. [Lat. collect it i us from colligo to collect.] Gathered up or collected. ( Bailey .) col-lěc-tive, a. [Fr. collect if; Lat. collectivus, from colligo =to collect.] A. Ordinary Language: I. Literally: 1. Tending to collect, collecting. 2. Collected or gathered into one; aggregated, accumulative. 33 see CALM. col-lěc-těd-lý, adv. [Eng. collected; -ly.] *1. Lit .: In a collected manner; collectively. "The whole evolution of ages from everlasting to everlasting is so collectedly and presentífickly represented to God."-More. †2. Fig .: Coolly; in a collected, self-po e ed, or composed manner. "Looking collectedly at the gambols of a demon."-C. Bronte: Jane Eyre, ch. xxvi. †col-lec'-těd-ne , s . [Eng. collected; -ne .] 1. Lit .: The quality or state of being collected or gathered in one; concentration. "The soul is of such subtlety And close collectedne ." Dr. H. More: Song of the Soul , iii. 17. 2. Fig .: The quality of being collected or self po e ed; coolne , self-po e ion. "Then all was stern collectedne and art." Byron: Lara, ii. 4. †col-lěc-ti-ble, a. [Eng. collect ; -able .] together. 1. Lit .: Capable of being collected or gathered ble of which numerous examples are not collect i. "-Boyle: Considerations on the Style of the Scriptures, 171. 2. Fig .: Capable of being collected, deduced, or inferred from premises. "Whether thereby he meant Euphrates, is not collect i ble from the following words. Sir T. Browne. côl-lěc'-ting, pr. par., a. & 8. [COLLECT, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act or proce of gathering or a embling together.