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compiling

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P AY1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of something being compiled; a compilation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of compile

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the job of compiling the inventory took several hours

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compilation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

compiling in complete knowledge articles