collection

/kəˈlekʃən/

Syllables col·lec·tion

Stress col-LEC-tion

Phonics Breakdown

col

/kəl/

schwa

lec

/lek/

short e

tion

/ʃən/

-tion ending

Meaning

a group of objects gathered together

Sound Reference

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co=/kə/(company) + lec=/lek/(lecture) + tion=/ʃən/(nation)

Example

She has a large collection of stamps.