#collecting__collection__assembling  the act of gathering something together
  supertype:  grouping  the activity of putting things together in groups
  subtype:  collation.collecting  assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  subtype:  compiling__compilation  the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"
  subtype:  gather__gathering  the act of gathering something
     subtype:  harvest_home__harvesthome__harvest__harvesting  the gathering of a ripened crop
        subtype:  haying  the harvesting of hay
  subtype:  bottle_collection.collecting__bottlecollection  the collecting of bottles: "bottle collection is a hobby of hers"
  subtype:  coin_collection  the act or practice of collecting coins
  subtype:  conchology__shell_collecting__shellcollecting  the collection and study of mollusc shells
  subtype:  numismatics__numismatic__numismatology__coin_collecting  the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
  subtype:  pickup.collecting  the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places: "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
     subtype:  garbage_collection__garbagecollection__garbage_pickup__garbagepickup__trash_collection__trashcollection__trash_pickup__trashpickup  the collection and removal of garbage
  subtype:  philately__stamp_collecting__stampcollecting__stamp_collection__stampcollection  the collection and study of postage stamps
     subtype:  aerophilately  the collection and study of airmail stamps
  subtype:  tax_collection__taxcollection  the collection of taxes

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