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A. in renderings of Johannes Cassianus' ‘Collationes Patrum in Scetico eremo commorantium’ (Conferences of hermits in the Egyptian desert); reading of this at monastic meals XIII; light meal after such reading XIV; light meal (gen.) XVI
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B. bringing together, esp. for comparison XIV
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C. bestowal, spec. of a benefice XIV. Occurs first in sense A in AN. form collatiun, and later (XIV) in the form collacion, -tion — L. collātiō, -ōn- contribution, collection, comparison, in medL. conference, repast, noun of action to conferre CONFER; see COLLATE -ATION.
A. in renderings of Johannes Cassianus' ‘Collationes Patrum in Scetico eremo commorantium’ (Conferences of hermits in the Egyptian desert); reading of this at monastic meals XIII; light meal after such reading XIV; light meal (gen.) XVI
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B. bringing together, esp. for comparison XIV
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C. bestowal, spec. of a benefice XIV. Occurs first in sense A in AN. form collatiun, and later (XIV) in the form collacion, -tion — L. collātiō, -ōn- contribution, collection, comparison, in medL. conference, repast, noun of action to conferre CONFER; see COLLATE -ATION.
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col·la·tion / kəˈlāshən; kō-; kä-/ • n. 1. the action of collating something: data management and collation.2. a light, informal meal. ∎ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a light meal allowed during a fast.
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