select and compile; selected collection
Meanings
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to select and compile; to edit and compile selected materials
Commonly used in academic, editorial, or archival contexts when compiling documents, historical records, or literary materials from larger sources.
They collaborated to compile over a million characters of ancient Chinese grammar materials.
The editor spent three years compiling this historical material.
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These precious archives were selected and compiled into volumes for researchers to use.
noun
selected collection; compiled anthology; selected works (often used in book titles)
Frequently appears in book titles, particularly for historical documents, literary collections, or archival materials. Often used in academic publishing.
The library has the complete set of "Selected Literary and Historical Materials."
This selected collection includes important documents from the Republican period.
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The library holds the multi-volume "Selected Modern Historical Materials."